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intensify

/ intensify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become more intense
"The debate intensified"
"His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
build redouble erupt irrupt flare up
Derived:
intensity intensiveness intensification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"
"Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"
"This event only deepened my convictions"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
heat up hot up screw up fan enhance
Derived:
intensity intensiveness intensification intensifier intensive
Causes:
deepen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
saturation chroma intensity vividness intensification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
photography
verb Sense 4
increase in extent or intensity
"The Allies escalated the bombing"
Opposites:
de-escalate weaken step down
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
redouble
Derived:
increase step-up intensity intensiveness intensification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
2
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increase build redouble erupt irrupt flare up heat up hot up screw up fan enhance change