Intense

in-tens′, adj. closely strained: extreme in degree: very severe: emotional.— v.t. Inten′sate ( Carlyle ), to intensify.— adv. Intense′ly .— ns. Intense′ne , Intens′ity ; Intensificā′tion , the act of intensifying.— v.t. Inten′sify , to make more intense.— v.i. to become intense:— pa.p. intens′ified. — n. Inten′sion , a straining or bending: increase of intensity: ( logic ) the sum of the qualities implied by a general name.— adj. Inten′sive , stretched: admitting of increase of degree: unremitted: serving to intensify: ( gram. ) giving force or emphasis.— adv. Inten′sively .— n. Inten′sivene . [See Intend .]