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intensen

verb
/ɪnˈtɛn.sən/US

Etymology

From intense + -en.

  1. derived from *tend-✻ — “to extend, stretch”
  2. derived from intēnsus — “strained, stretched tight; intense; attentive; violent; (rare) eager, intent”
  3. derived from intense
  4. inherited from intens
  5. formed as intensen — “intense + -en”

Definitions

  1. To grow or become more intense

    To grow or become more intense; intensify

    • By the last trip, suddenly and almost without my being aware of it, the sea becomes its own lure: a refreshing break from the intensening heat of August.
    • As the fight intensened the sky seemed to turn an orange-yellow and black smoke rose into the air.
    • Punctually as we stand-to about 3 a.m. hark! and their thin sweet voice intensening with the growing light 'droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven upon the place beneath'.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA