intension

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Synonyms: intention, incension, intensify, intensity, tension, intensive, intrusion, invention, extension, inversion, ostension

Antonyms: intention, incension, intensify, intensity, tension, intensive, intrusion, invention, extension, inversion, ostension

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[intensity|Intensity]] or the act of becoming [[intense]].<ref name="american_heritage" />
2. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} {{1|intensification}}.
3. {{sid|en|property}} {{lb|en|logic|semantics|countable}} Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.
4. {{lb|en|dated|countable}} A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

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