Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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
Etymology
Verb
intensify (third-person singular simple present intensifies, present participle intensifying, simple past and past participle intensified)
(transitive) To render more intense
(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
Synonyms
• (become intense or more intense): intensen
Source: Wiktionary
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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