ENTENDER
En*ten"der, v. t.
1. To make tender. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
2. To treat with tenderness. [R.] Young.
ENTENTIVE
En*ten"tive, a. Etym: [OF. ententif.]
Defn: Attentive; zealous. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ENTER-
En"ter-. Etym: [F. entre between, fr. L. inter. See Inter-]
Defn: A prefix signifying between, among, part.
ENTER
En"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entered; p. pr. & vb. n. Entering.] Etym:
[OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward,
contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See
Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]
1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea. That darksome cave they enter. Spenser. I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed, Shall enter heaven, long absent. Milton.
2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army.