Intensifying

in·ten·si·fy   (ĭn-těn'sə-fī')    v.   in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.   tr. To make intense or more intense: The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate's background. 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.

Main Entry: in·ten·si·fy
Pronunciation: in-'ten(t)-s&-"fI
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
transitive senses
1 : to make intense or more intensive
2 a : to increase the density and contrast of (a photographic image) by special treatment b : to make more acute intensified the patient's condition> intensify intransitive senses
: to become intense or moreintensive : grow stronger or more acute intensified as the disease progressed> —in·ten·si·fi·ca·tion /-"ten(t)s-(&-)f&-'kA-sh&n/ noun