extenseadj.n.

Etymology: < (directly, or through Old French extense ) Latin extensus, past participle of extendĕre to extend v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exˈtense.

Obsolete or archaic.

A. adj.

a. Possessing the quality of ‘extension’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [adjective] > having property of occupying space

extent?a1475

extensive1624

extense1647

extended1666

bulky1674

roomthy1674

solid1690

spatial1847

1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. ii. ii. xxvi Common sense, that's not extense But like a centre that around doth shoot Its rayes.

1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. ii. iii. xx Is that Idea extense? or indivisible?

b. Widely extended; extensive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > extensive or on a large scale

largea1400

ample1437

farc1475

diffused?1570

spacious1589

extensive1605

wholesale1642

diffuse1644

extense1644

voluminousa1652

amplivagant1656

extentive1658

numerousa1661

extended1700

amplivagous1731

far-reaching1824

Homeric1841

large-scale1856

wholescale1910

wide-scale1925

big-scale1930

macroscopic1931

broadscale1958

1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy iv. 26 An Absolute Monarch who hath a power of doing, as extense as his Reasonable Will.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 17 Their [sc. our Transgressions'] Guilt more extense than any thing but thy Mercie.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 28 Men and gods are too extense,—Could you slacken and condense?

†B. n.

a. What is extended, an expanse. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Little Bartas in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 777 Wee may not match the Heav'ns Extense Vnto Thy Circle, infinite, immense.

b. ? = extension n. (quot. 1630). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase in scope

extension1590

extendmenta1613

prorogationa1626

extense1630

extendinga1649

extent1657

widening1677

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [noun] > matter or substance > properties > extension

extension1624

extense1630

1630 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale 187 Meeke love and stern iustice so convert as each, in each, own scopes have to insert, as reason seeth cause to make extense.

Derivatives

exˈtensely adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [adverb] > in a manner that occupies space

extensely1627

extensively1888

1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. (1629) 144 This comming of the Lord is not to bee taken in atoms, but extensely.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	extense
释义	extenseadj.n. Etymology: < (directly, or through Old French extense ) Latin extensus, past participle of extendĕre to extend v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exˈtense. Obsolete or archaic. A. adj. a. Possessing the quality of ‘extension’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [adjective] > having property of occupying space extent?a1475 extensive1624 extense1647 extended1666 bulky1674 roomthy1674 solid1690 spatial1847 1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. ii. ii. xxvi Common sense, that's not extense But like a centre that around doth shoot Its rayes. 1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. ii. iii. xx Is that Idea extense? or indivisible? b. Widely extended; extensive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > extensive or on a large scale largea1400 ample1437 farc1475 diffused?1570 spacious1589 extensive1605 wholesale1642 diffuse1644 extense1644 voluminousa1652 amplivagant1656 extentive1658 numerousa1661 extended1700 amplivagous1731 far-reaching1824 Homeric1841 large-scale1856 wholescale1910 wide-scale1925 big-scale1930 macroscopic1931 broadscale1958 1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy iv. 26 An Absolute Monarch who hath a power of doing, as extense as his Reasonable Will. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 17 Their [sc. our Transgressions'] Guilt more extense than any thing but thy Mercie. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 28 Men and gods are too extense,—Could you slacken and condense? †B. n. a. What is extended, an expanse. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Little Bartas in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 777 Wee may not match the Heav'ns Extense Vnto Thy Circle, infinite, immense. b. ? = extension n. (quot. 1630). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase in scope extension1590 extendmenta1613 prorogationa1626 extense1630 extendinga1649 extent1657 widening1677 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [noun] > matter or substance > properties > extension extension1624 extense1630 1630 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale 187 Meeke love and stern iustice so convert as each, in each, own scopes have to insert, as reason seeth cause to make extense. Derivatives exˈtensely adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [adverb] > in a manner that occupies space extensely1627 extensively1888 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. (1629) 144 This comming of the Lord is not to bee taken in atoms, but extensely. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.a1618
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