In*ten`er*a"tion (-"shn), n. The act or process of intenerating, or the
state of being intenerated; softening. [R.] Bacon.
In*ten"i*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + L. tenere to hold: cf. L.
intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. Intenable.] Incapable of holding or
containing. [Obs.]
This captious and intenible sieve.
Shak.
In*ten"sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Intensating.] [See Intense.] To intensify. [R.] Emerson.
In`ten*sa"tion (?), n. The act or process of intensifying;
intensification; climax. [R.] Carlyle.
In*ten"sa*tive (?), a. Adding intensity; intensifying.
In*tense" (?), a. [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to
stretch: cf. F. intense. See Intend, and cf. Intent, and cf. Intent,
a.]
1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or
earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
2. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent;
as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement;
earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very
severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong;
brilliant; as, intense color or light.
In this intense seclusion of the forest.
Hawthorne.
In*tense"ly, adv. 1. Intently. [Obs.] J. Spencer.