In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
INTENSIFIED
intensified
(adjective) made more intense; “the intensified scrutiny of the candidate’s background”
INTENSIFY
intensify, deepen
(verb) become more intense; “The debate intensified”; “His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan”
intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
(verb) make more intense, stronger, or more marked; “The efforts were intensified”; “Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her”; “Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness”; “This event only deepened my convictions”
escalate, intensify, step up
(verb) increase in extent or intensity; “The Allies escalated the bombing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
intensified
simple past tense and past participle of intensify
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Source: Wiktionary
INTENSIFY
In*ten"si*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensified; p. pr. & vb. n. Intensifying.] Etym: [Intense + -fly.]
Definition: To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. Bacon. How piercing is the sting of pride By want embittered and intensified. Longfellow.
In*ten"si*fy, v. i.
Definition: To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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