What does intensify mean?
Definitions for intensify
ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪin·ten·si·fy
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Princeton's WordNet
escalate, intensify, step upverb
increase in extent or intensity
"The Allies escalated the bombing"
intensify, compound, heighten, deepenverb
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"
intensify, deepenverb
become more intense
"The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
intensifyverb
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
Wiktionary
intensifyverb
To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity.
intensifyverb
To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
Wikipedia
Intensify
Intensify is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Way Out West, released on 20 August 2001 by Distinct'ive Records. The album was marked by a move from the defunct Deconstruction Records label to Distinctive, and a change in their sound, from club instrumentals and sampled vocals to a mixture of club tracks and original songs.
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intensify
To increase in degree, power, severity or strength; to make more intense. It can also refer to the act of making something more concentrated or focused.
Webster Dictionary
Intensifyverb
to render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity
Intensifyverb
to become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy
Etymology: [Intense + -fly.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intensify in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intensify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of intensify in a Sentence
Mr Ostby further appeals to all sides to intensify efforts to find a peaceful solution to the situation and to ensure humanitarian access to all people affected by the violence.
Our tough stance on corruption is here to stay; our tolerance for corruption is zero, and anyone guilty of corruption will be dealt with seriously. We will see to it that every instance of corruption, should it be committed higher up or lower down, is severely punished, we will intensify government supervision, make full use of auditing oversight, and strictly monitor public funds, public resources and state-owned assets.
There is conversation with the Turkish military and government to talk about opportunities to intensify support to those groups and to push Daesh east from the current line.
The new administration will intensify its efforts in security, restructuring the economy and fighting corruption.
Hurricanes get their strength from the waters that they're passing over, from all of the heat and the energy in the water, and the warmer that water is that they're passing over, the more fuel they have to strengthen. So that's why Concerned Scientists see hurricanes intensify when they go over stretches of anomalously warm water like Concerned Scientists had in the Gulf of Mexico just before the storm hit.
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