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intensify

[ in-ten-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

intensified, intensifying.
  1. to make intense or more intense.

    Synonyms: concentrate, quicken, deepen

    Antonyms: weaken, alleviate

  2. to make more acute; strengthen or sharpen.

    Synonyms: concentrate, quicken, deepen

  3. Photography. to increase the density and contrast of (a negative) chemically.


verb (used without object)

intensified, intensifying.
  1. to become intense or more intense.

intensify

/ ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to make or become intense or more intense
  2. tr to increase the density of (a photographic film or plate)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • inˌtensifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From

  • in·tensi·fi·cation noun
  • de-in·tensi·fy verb deintensified deintensifying
  • over·in·tensi·fi·cation noun
  • over·in·tensi·fy verb overintensified overintensifying
  • self-in·tensi·fied adjective
  • self-in·tensi·fying adjective
  • unin·tensi·fied adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intensify1

First recorded in 1810–20; intense + -ify
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Example Sentences

That has intensified a price war that further threatens Japanese brands, which are fighting to keep up with cleaner cars of their own.

Otherwise, communities will see only more death and economic disruption as the drought-deluge cycle continues to intensify.

Protests against Georgian Dream began immediately after parliamentary elections in October elections, but they intensified at the end of November when the government announced it was putting EU accession negotiations on hold until 2028.

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Experts say seasonal storms like Chido are intensifying in strength due to warmer ocean waters.

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He moved from Aleppo with his wife in 2015 when the war there intensified, but was not planning to return, even with the city under rebel control.

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