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1. (v.t.) intensify
to make intense or more intense.
2. intensify
to increase the density and contrast of (a photographic negative) chemically.
3. (v.i.) intensify
to become intense or more intense.
Etymology: (1810–20)
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1. (verb) escalate, intensify, step up
increase in extent or intensity
"The Allies escalated the bombing"
2. (verb) intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
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"
3. (verb) intensify, deepen
become more intense
"The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
4. (verb) intensify
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
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1. (verb) intensify
to become more intense
as the heat from the flames intensified; The country's ethnic crisis was intensifying.
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1. (verb) intensify
to render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity
2. (verb) intensify
to become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy
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