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Definition of intensive
(Entry 1 of 2)
a : highly concentrated intensive study b : tending to strengthen or increase especially : tending to give force or emphasis intensive adverb c : constituting or relating to a method designed to increase productivity by the expenditure of more capital and labor rather than by increase in scope intensive farming
Definition of intensive (Entry 2 of 2)
: an intensive linguistic element
Other Words from intensive
Adjective
intensively adverb
intensiveness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for intensive
Synonyms: Adjective
- acute ,
- almighty ,
- blistering ,
- deep ,
- dreadful ,
- excruciating ,
- explosive ,
- exquisite ,
- fearful ,
- fearsome ,
- ferocious ,
- fierce ,
- frightful ,
- furious ,
- ghastly ,
- hard ,
- heavy ,
- heavy-duty ,
- hellacious ,
- intense ,
- keen ,
- profound ,
- terrible ,
- vehement ,
- vicious ,
- violent
Antonyms: Adjective
- light ,
- moderate ,
- soft
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intensive purposes or intents and purposes?
If you are casting about for the phrase that is used to say that "one thing has the same effect or result as something else," you are looking for for all intents and purposes; you are not looking for intensive purposes. Your purposes may indeed be intensive in some way (we don't want to know the details), but these two words are not commonly found together as an idiom. The pairing of intents and purposes comes from a 1546 Act of Parliament conveying that King Henry VIII had unlimited power to interpret laws; it contained the phrase "to all intents, constructions, and purposes."
Examples of intensive in a Sentence
Adjective
an intensive course in business writing an intensive effort to prevent an adult bookstore from opening in town
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Progressive Democrats and activists are urging the Fed to use its regulatory powers to restrict the flow of capital away from carbon-intensive industries and redirect the money toward more climate-friendly ones. — Veronika Dolar, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2021 Banks have long been criticized for financing carbon-intensive industries like coal. — Judy Samuelson, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2021 That said, increasing demand and deliveries is highly carbon-intensive. — Yec, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 Fully one third of the $15–20 trillion in global economic stimulus packages already passed globally is going to fossil fuels and carbon-intensive heavy industries. — Robbie Andrew, Scientific American, 11 Nov. 2021 Or a country might make a big deal about offshoring its carbon-intensive industries like steel production, disavow all those emissions, and then just import those materials anyway. — Matt Simon, Wired, 5 Nov. 2021 Constructed of rammed earth, an ancient technique used in Moroccan villages, the pavilion offers an alternative to carbon-intensive steel or concrete. — Nell Lewis, CNN, 1 Nov. 2021 Enbridge argues that if the pipeline weren't built, oil would have to get to market through even more carbon-intensive means such as truck or rail lines. — Evan Simon, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2021 At the same time, South Africa faces calls from wealthy nations to change its carbon-intensive economy. — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The ballet has the Otto M. Budig Academy, too, with a schedule of summer intensives. — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 24 Mar. 2020 Lynx said many of the students who come for the monthslong intensives (another option) are divorced, or on their way to it. — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020 The non-profit holds annual summer intensives in each country, during which notable songwriters and producers teach collaborative songwriting, music production and music business in an effort to foster local talent. — Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 23 Aug. 2019 In addition to the U.S., Spotify has also held Sound Up intensives in Australia, Brazil, and the U.K. — Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 7 June 2019 So Hong Kong has become a central hub for short-term theological intensives, distance Bible seminaries and networking conventions. — Time, 5 Mar. 2018 Some students compete nearly every weekend during the season, which runs approximately September to July, and train at intensives and classes during the rest of the year. — Lizzie Feidelson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017 Edwards is a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and attended various workshops and intensives including Alvin Ailey, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joffrey, Kirov and the New York City Ballet. — Valerie Bonk, baltimoresun.com, 23 Aug. 2017 A member of the company for 12 years, she has been accepted into countless dance intensives over the years and this summer will study with the Milwaukee Ballet, the Kansas City Ballet and the Ballet Austin summer programs. — David Laurell, Burbank Leader, 20 June 2017
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First Known Use of intensive
Adjective
1604, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1813, in the meaning defined above
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"Intensive." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intensive. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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English Language Learners Definition of intensive
(Entry 1 of 2)
: involving very great effort or work
: giving force or emphasis to a statement
: designed to increase production without using more land
in·ten·sive | \ in-ˈten-siv \
Kids Definition of intensive
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : involving special effort or concentration intensive study
2 : giving emphasis The pronoun "myself" in "I myself did it" is intensive.
Kids Definition of intensive (Entry 2 of 2)
: a word that emphasizes or stresses something "Quite" is an intensive in "quite a musician."
in·ten·sive | \ in-ˈten(t)-siv \
Medical Definition of intensive
: of, relating to, or marked by an extreme degree especially of dosage, duration, or frequency high-dose intensive chemotherapy intensive counseling for eating disorders
Other Words from intensive
intensively adverb
treat intensively
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