intenerationn.
/ɪntɛnəˈreɪʃən/ Now rare.
The action of intenerating, or fact of being intenerated; softening.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > becoming or making soft
mollificationc1395
neshinga1398
remollition?a1425
softening?a1425
mollition1617
emollitiona1619
inteneration1626
malacissation1638
mollifying1643
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §58 Restauration of some Degree of Youth; and Inteneration of the Parts.
1664 J. Evelyn Pomona i. 5 in Sylva The pleasanter or plumper and larger Apple being the effect of some inteneration.
1822 W. Kitchiner Cook's Oracle (ed. 4) 70–1 The due degree of inteneration [of meat] may be ascertained, by its yielding readily to the pressure of the finger.
1898 W. D. Howells Open-eyed Conspiracy xviii I felt a sort of indecency in beholding his inteneration, for I knew that it came from his heart.
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