Definition of intend

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Intend (v. t.) To intensify; to strengthen.

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Aim :: Aim (v. i.) The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected..
Tick :: Tick (n.) Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check..
Intend :: Intend (v. t.) To intensify; to strengthen.
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Teasel :: Teasel (n.) Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as, the shaft of a steam engine..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs..
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