Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INTENSIFIER
intensifier, intensive
(noun) a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; ââupâ in âfinished upâ is an intensifierâ; ââhonestlyâ in âI honestly donât knowâ is an intensifierâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intensifier (plural intensifiers)
That which intensifies.
(linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
Synonym: expletive
Antonym: downtoner
(photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.
Source: Wiktionary
In*ten"si*fi`er, n.
Definition: One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; âdid you catch that allusion?â; âWe caught something of his theory in the lectureâ; âdonât catch your meaningâ; âdid you get it?â; âShe didnât get the jokeâ; âI just donât get himâ
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