Middle English Dictionary Entry
intensen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | intensen v. |
| Etymology | From intens(e adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To increase (sth.), strengthen, intensify.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)8a/b : Calid & humid membrez be seid blode, namely materialy, spiritez & flesh; And naturale humiditez intenseþ þise more.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)162a/a : And þan be he moued and intensed or strecched litil and litil, most if þe medicyne be slowe for to wirke.