Definition of Intensify

1. Verb. Increase in extent or intensity. "The Allies escalated the bombing"

Exact synonyms: Escalate, Step Up
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Redouble
Antonyms: De-escalate
Derivative terms: Escalation, Intensification, Intensity, Step-up

2. Verb. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. "This event only deepened my convictions"
Exact synonyms: Compound, Deepen, Heighten
Generic synonyms: Increase
Causes: Deepen
Specialized synonyms: Heat Up, Hot Up, Screw Up, Fan, Enhance, Heighten, Raise, Amplify, Sharpen, Heighten, Sharpen
Derivative terms: Intensification, Intensifier, Intensity

3. Verb. Become more intense. "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
Exact synonyms: Deepen
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Build, Redouble, Break Open, Burst Out, Erupt, Flare, Flare Up, Irrupt, Condense, Sharpen, Accelerate, Quicken, Speed, Speed Up
Derivative terms: Intensification, Intensity

4. Verb. Make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark.
Category relationships: Photography
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Intensification, Intensity

Definition of Intensify

1. v. t. To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity.

2. v. i. To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.

Definition of Intensify

1. [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]

Medical Definition of Intensify

1. To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colours; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. "How piercing is the sting of pride By want embittered and intensified." (Longfellow) Origin: Intense + -fly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intensify

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