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Intensitive vs Intensative - What's the difference?

intensitive | intensative |

As adjectives the difference between intensitive and intensative

is that intensitive is increasing the force or intensity of; intensive while intensative is (archaic) adding intensity; intensifying.

intensitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive.
    • the intensitive words of a sentence
    (Webster 1913)

    intensative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Adding intensity; intensifying.
    • (Webster 1913)