intensify

intensify
intensify [in ten′sə fī΄]
vt.
intensified, intensifying
1. to make intense or more intense; increase; strengthen
2. Photog. to make (a film, etc.) more dense or opaque by treating with an intensifier
vi.
to become intense or increase in intensity
intensification
n.
SYN.- INTENSIFY implies an increasing in the degree of force, vehemence, vividness, etc. [his absence only intensified her longing ]; AGGRAVATE implies a making more serious, unbearable, etc. and connotes something that is unpleasant or troublesome in itself [your insolence only aggravates the offense ]; to HEIGHTEN is to make greater, stronger, more vivid, etc. so as to raise above the ordinary or commonplace [music served to heighten the effect ]; ENHANCE implies the addition of something so as to make more attractive or desirable [she used cosmetics to enhance her beauty ] -ANT. DIMINISH, MITIGATE

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  • Intensify — In*ten si*fy, v. i. To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • intensify — verb a) To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. b) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy …   Wiktionary

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