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1. (n.) intensifier
a person or thing that intensifies.
2. intensifier
a linguistic element, esp. an adverb, that indicates and usu. increases the degree of emphasis or force to be given to the item it modifies, as very or somewhat; intensive.
Etymology: (1825–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) intensifier, intensive
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
"`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
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1. (noun) intensifier
one who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture
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