intensify
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intensify
- /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/
Where it comes from
From intense + -ify. Compare French intensifier.
verb intensifies · intensifying · intensified
- To render more intense. to intensify the heat or cold
- To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deepen, heighten, escalate, step up, compound, intensity, intensive, extend, tighten, energize, invigorate, widen, broaden, amplify, expand, toughen
Translations
Every language
verb to render more intense
| Español | intensificar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강화시키다 ganghwasikida |
| 中文 | 加劇 /加剧 jiājù |
| Português | intensificar |
| Français | intensifier |
| Deutsch | intensifizieren, intensivieren |
| Italiano | intensificare |
| Română | intensifica |
| Русский | интенсифици́ровать intensificírovatʹ |
verb to become more intense
| Español | arreciar |
|---|---|
| Português | intensificar-se |
| Français | intensifier, s'intensifier |
| Ελληνικά | εντατικοποιώ entatikopoió, εντείνω enteíno, επιτείνω epiteíno |
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title = {intensify},
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