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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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