concentrating a lot of effort or activity into a short period of time; very thorough or vigorous.
The company requires an intensive training program for new employees.
She underwent intensive therapy to recover her strength.
✦ From French intensif or medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intensus ‘stretched out’, past participle of intendere ‘to stretch, aim at, apply’ + suffix -ivus.
a short but thorough course of study or treatment involving concentrated effort.
He signed up for a summer intensive in photography.
The yoga intensive transformed her practice.
(grammar) giving emphasis to a preceding word, especially a pronoun like myself, yourself, or itself.
Intensive pronouns provide emphasis, such as 'herself' in the sentence.
I did it intensive to show my determination.
