INTENSION
INTEN'SION, noun [Latin intensio.] A straining, stretching or bending; the state of being strained; as the intension of a musical string.1. Increase of power or energy of any qu...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INTENSITY
INTENS'ITY, noun The state of being strained or stretched; intenseness, as of a musical chord.1. The state of being raised to a great degree; extreme violence; as the intensity ...
INTENSIVE
INTENS'IVE, adjective Stretched, or admitting of extension.1. Intent; unremitted; assiduous; as intensive circumspection.2. Serving to give force or emphasis; as an intensive pa...
INTENSIVELY
INTENS'IVELY, adverb By increase of degree; in a manner to give force.
INTENT
INTENT', adjective [Latin intentus, from intendo. See Intend.]Literally, having the mind strained or bent on an object; hence, fixed closely; sedulously applied; eager in pursui...
INTENTION
INTEN'TION, noun [Latin intentio. See Intend.]1. Primarily, a stretching or bending of the mind towards an object; hence, uncommon exertion of the intellectual faculties; closen...
INTENTIONAL
INTEN'TIONAL, adjective Intended; designed; done with design or purpose. The act was intentional not accidental.
INTENTIONALLY
INTEN'TIONALLY, adverb By design; of purpose; not casually.
INTENTIONED
INTEN'TIONED, in composition; as well-intentioned, having good designs, honest in purpose; ill-intentioned, having ill designs.
INTENTIVE
INTENT'IVE, adjective Attentive; having the mind close applied.[This word is nearly superseded by attentive.]
INTENTIVELY
INTENT'IVELY, adverb Closely; with close application.
INTENTIVENESS
INTENT'IVENESS, noun Closeness of attention or application of mind.
INTENTLY
INTENT'LY, adverb With close attention or application; with eagerness or earnestness; as the mind intently directed to an object; the eyes intently fixed; the man is intently em...
INTENTNESS
INTENT'NESS, noun The state of being intent; close application; constant employment of the mind.
INTER
IN'TER, a Latin preposition, signifying among or between; used as a prefix.INTER', verb transitive [Latin terra, the earth.]1. To bury; to deposit and cover in the earth; as, to...
INTERACT
IN'TERACT, noun [inter and act.] Intermediate employment or time; a short piece between others.
INTERAMNIAN
INTERAM'NIAN, adjective [Latin inter and amnis, river.]Situated between rivers.
INTERANIMATE
INTERAN'IMATE, verb transitive To animate mutually. [Little used.]
INTERBASTATION
INTERBASTA'TION, noun Patch-work. [Not in use.]
INTERCALAR
INTER'CALARINTER'CALARY, adjective [Latin intercalarius; inter and calo, to call or proclaim.] Inserted; an epithet given to the odd day inserted in leap year. The twenty ninth ...
INTERCALARY
INTER'CALARY, a. [L. intercalarius; inter and calo, to call or proclaim.] Inserted; an epithet given to the odd day inserted in leap year. The twenty ninth of February in leap y...
INTERCALATE
IN'TERCALATE, verb transitive [Latin intercalo; inter and calo, to call.]To insert an extraordinary day or other portion of time.
INTERCALATED
IN'TERCALATED, participle passive Inserted.
INTERCALATING
IN'TERCALATING, participle present tense Inserting.
INTERCALATION
INTERCALA'TION, noun [Latin intercalatio.] The insertion of an odd or extraordinary day in the calendar, as the 29th of February in leap year.
INTERCEDE
INTERCE'DE, verb intransitive [Latin intercedo; inter and cedo; literally, to move or pass between.]1. To pass between.He supposes that a vast period interceded between that ori...
INTERCEDENT
INTERCE'DENT, adjective Passing between; mediating; pleading for.