† ingentlev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To improve (a plant) by cultivation; cf. gentle adj. 5.
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1622 J. Bonoeil Treat. Art of making Silke 82 in King James VI & I Gracious Let. to Earle of South-Hampton This remoouing and transplanting of wild plants doeth wonderfully mitigate and ingentle them.
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