προσεπι-τείνω,
A. stretch still further: metaph.,contend more earnestly, Id. 3.24.14 .
2. intensify still more, τὴν παροῦσαν ἐπιθυμίαν
Phld. Rh. 2.290S.
; τὸ δίψος
Plu. 2.689e
; τὴν καλὴν νεανιείαν
Ph. 2.306
; τὴν ὀργήν
J. BJ 7.3.3
:—intr., of fevers, Gal. 7.859 :— Pass. , of wind, Ph. 2.99 .
II. impose severer terms upon, τοὺς Καρχηδονίους
Plb. 1.63.2
: abs.,π. ταῖς βασάνοις use severertortures, D.S. 10.18 .
III. intr.,to be prolonged, Orib. Fr. 74 .