intenerire

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Italian

Etymology

From in- +‎ tenero +‎ -ire.

Verb

intenerìre (first-person singular present intenerìsco, first-person singular past historic intenerìi, past participle intenerìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to soften
  2. (transitive) to tenderize (meat)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to touch, to move, to arouse pity or compassion in
    Synonym: commuovere
  4. (intransitive) to soften, to become soft
  5. (intransitive) to tenderize, to become tender (of meat)

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Further reading

  • intenerire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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