(v. t.) To stretch' to extend; to distend.
(v. t.) To strain; to make tense.
(v. t.) To intensify; to strengthen.
(v. t.) To apply with energy.
(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 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.
(v. t.) To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to
mold.
(v. t.) To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
