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entender

/ɪnˈtɛndə(ɹ)/
/ɛnˈtɛndə(ɹ)/

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From en- + tender. Doublet of intenerate.

verb entenders · entendering · entendered

obsolete To make tender. And fearing lest the torments he felt, might in some sort entender his wifes heart[…], he besought her to be pleased she might be caried into the next chamber, which was accordingly performed.
transitive To treat with tenderness. th' entender'd heart

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@misc{entender_2026,
  title = {entender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/entender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}