Intensify - Definition
intensify
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the
bombing" [syn: escalate, intensify, step up] [ant:
de-escalate, step down, weaken]
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" [syn: intensify,
compound, heighten, deepen]
3: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike
for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: intensify,
deepen]
4: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or
more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between
light and dark