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Intensify Definition & Meaning

intensify
verb
  1. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
  2. 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. become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
  4. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

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What does intensify mean?
increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" 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" become more intense; "The debate intensified
What part of speech is intensify?
Intensify is a verb.
How many definitions does intensify have?
Intensify has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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