- (v.t.) To intensify; to strengthen.
- (v.t.) To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
- (v.t.) To strain; to make tense.
- (v.t.) To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
- (v.t.) To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
- (v.t.) To apply with energy.
- (v.t.) To stretch' to extend; to distend.
- (v.t.) To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
- (v.t.) To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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