entender
verb/ɪnˈtɛndə(ɹ)/ · /ɛnˈtɛndə(ɹ)/
Etymology From en- + tender. Doublet of intenerate.
1
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.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 35, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- Entendered by distress, she easily yielded to the pensive manners of her companions and to the serene uniformity of a monastic life.1790, Ann Ward Radcliffe, chapter 8, in A Sicilian Romance, HTML edition:
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- For whatsoever creates fear , or makes the spirit to dwell in a religious sadness , is apt to entender the spirit , and make it devout and pliant to any part of dut1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
2
To treat with tenderness.
- th' entender'd heart1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC: