intensive

UK /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/ US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
adj 5noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.

Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

2

Being made more intense.

3

Making something more intense; intensifying.

4

Making something more intense; intensifying.

an intensive verb or preposition

Ariſtophanes deriueth it [the word asp] from Alpha, an intenſiue Particle, and Spizo vvhich ſignifieth to extend; either by reaſon of his ſharpe-ſhrill hiſſing, or for the length of his body.

5

Involving much activity in a short period of time; highly concentrated.

I took a three-day intensive course in finance.

noun

1

A thing which makes something more intense; specifically (linguistics), a form of a word with a more forceful or stronger sense than the root on which it is built.

2

A course taught intensively, involving much activity in a short period of time.

Beginning in 2014, ETSI [the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative] embarked on a six-year implementation phase at three monastic universities (Sera, Ganden, and Drepung). This program is composed of summer intensives taught by faculty from Emory and other institutions, year-round study led by on-site instructors, translation and production of bilingual textbooks and instructional videos, and further curriculum refinement.

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