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- Dictionaryin·ten·si·fy/inˈtensəˌfī/
verb
- 1. become or make more intense: "the dispute began to intensify"
- 2. increase the opacity of (a negative) using a chemical: "the negative may be intensified with bichloride"
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INTENSIFY definition: 1. to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this: 2. to become…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTENSIFY is to become intense or more intensive : grow stronger or more acute. How to use intensify in a sentence.
When you make something more intense, you intensify it — make it more of whatever it is. Believe it or not, a pinch of salt can actually intensify the sweetness of the sugar in a cake. It makes it even sweeter.
INTENSIFY meaning: 1. to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this: 2. to become…. Learn more.
in·ten·si·fy. (ĭn-tĕn′sə-fī′) v.in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies. v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate's background. 2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image). v.intr.
Intensify definition: to make intense or more intense.. See examples of INTENSIFY used in a sentence.
Definition of intensify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you intensify something or if it intensifies, it becomes greater in strength, amount, or degree. I jump, intensifying the pain in all my muscles. Synonyms: escalate , increase , extend , widen More Synonyms of intensify
aggravate, intensify, worsen (see synonym study at aggravate) Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use intensify
to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this: The fighting has intensified in the past week. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn words you need to communicate with confidence.
