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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)
- (transitive) to soften
- (transitive) to tenderize (meat)
- (transitive, figurative) to touch, to move, to arouse pity or compassion in
- Synonym: commuovere
- (intransitive) to soften, to become soft
- (intransitive) to tenderize, to become tender (of meat)
Conjugation
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Derived terms
Further reading
- intenerire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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