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Definitions for intensify
ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪin·ten·si·fy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. escalate, intensify, step upverb

    increase in extent or intensity

    "The Allies escalated the bombing"

  2. 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"

  3. intensify, deepenverb

    become more intense

    "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

  4. intensifyverb

    make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

Wiktionary

  1. intensifyverb

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

  2. intensifyverb

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

Wikipedia

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Intensifyverb

    to render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity

  2. Intensifyverb

    to become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy

  3. Etymology: [Intense + -fly.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intensify in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intensify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of intensify in a Sentence

  1. Ylva Johansson:

    There is a significant risk more people will enter the shadow economy and it is very, very serious, this is why it is important that we intensify efforts to send home those who cannot stay here, preferably voluntarily, but if necessary by force.

  2. Yilmaz Esmer:

    It will intensify. It has worked for them, now Turkey no longer has an independent judiciary.

  3. President Martin Lau:

    Every time after major crises or bubbles, those who survive become the best companies, so in my view, short-term pressure may intensify, but I'm optimistic for the long-term... Even though now is a relatively bad time, the best time awaits afterwards.

  4. Sue Lautze:

    Conflicts between pastoralists and farmers, and between different pastoralist groups, are usually constrained by the security forces, we expect the conflict to intensify.

  5. Lee Norman:

    If you or a loved one is vaping, please stop. The recent deaths across our country, combined with hundreds of reported lung injury cases continue to intensify. I'm extremely alarmed for the health and safety of Kansans who are using vaping products and urge them to stop until we can determine the cause of vaping related lung injuries and death.

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