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in·ten·si·fy
(ĭn-tĕn′sə-fī′)v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies
v.tr.
1. To make intense or more intense: The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate's background.
2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
v.intr.
To become intense or more intense: The search intensified as dusk approached.
in·ten′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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(ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to make or become intense or more intense
2. (Photography) (tr) to increase the density of (a photographic film or plate)
inˌtensifiˈcation n
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in•ten•si•fy
(ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪ)v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.
1. to make intense or more intense.
2. to increase the density and contrast of (a photographic negative) chemically.
v.i. 3. to become intense or more intense.
[1810–20]
in•ten`si•fi•ca′tion, n.
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Past participle: intensified
Gerund: intensifying
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| Verb | 1. | intensify - increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" redouble - double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio" |
| 2. | intensify - 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" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" fan - make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred" amplify - increase the volume of; "amplify sound" sharpen - make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments" | |
| 3. | intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" build - develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" redouble - make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled" erupt, flare up, irrupt, break open, burst out, flare - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed" sharpen - become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened" | |
| 4. | intensify - make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark photography - the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies |
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intensify
verb
1. increase, boost, raise, extend, concentrate, add to, strengthen, enhance, compound, reinforce, step up (informal), emphasize, widen, heighten, sharpen, magnify, amplify, augment, redouble They are intensifying their efforts to secure the release of the hostages.
increase weaken, lessen, diminish, decrease, dilute, minimize, dull, damp down
increase weaken, lessen, diminish, decrease, dilute, minimize, dull, damp down
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Translations
intensivere
intensify
[ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ]A. VI [desire, frustration, dislike] → intensificarse; [pain] → agudizarse; [odour] → hacerse más intenso; [rain] → arreciar; [fighting] → recrudecerse, intensificarse
B. VT [+ fear] → intensificar, incrementar; [+ pain] → agudizar; [+ attack] → recrudecer, intensificar
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[ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ] vt [+ efforts] → intensifier; [+ pressure, attacks, campaign] → intensifier
vi [efforts] → s'intensifier; [pressure, attacks, campaign, fighting] → s'intensifier
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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intensify
v. intensificar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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vt (pret & pp -fied) intensificarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.