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Meaning of 'intensify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intensify [ v. i.]
- To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
2 . Intensify [ v. t.]
- To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity.

Meaning of 'intensify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intensify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Example in sentence:
  • Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her;
  • Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness;
  • The efforts were intensified;
  • This event only deepened my convictions
Meaning (2):
- become more intense
Example in sentence:
  • His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan;
  • The debate intensified
Meaning (3):
- increase in extent or intensity
Example in sentence:
  • The Allies escalated the bombing

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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