Nearby Words

intensify

[in-ten-suh-fahy] Example Sentences

in·ten·si·fy

[in-ten-suh-fahy] verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make intense or more intense.
2.
to make more acute; strengthen or sharpen.
3.
Photography. to increase the density and contrast of (a negative) chemically.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become intense or more intense.

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Intensify is always a great word to know.
So is cutting room. Does it mean:
a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
a film-editing room

Origin:
1810–20; intense + -ify

in·ten·si·fi·ca·tion, noun
de-in·ten·si·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
o·ver·in·ten·si·fi·ca·tion, noun
o·ver·in·ten·si·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
self-in·ten·si·fied, adjective
EXPAND
self-in·ten·si·fy·ing, adjective
un·in·ten·si·fied, adjective
COLLAPSE

1. aggravate, annoy, intensify, irritate, worsen (see usage note at aggravate; see synonym note at irritate); 2. aggravation, annoyance, intensification, irritation, worsening.


1, 2. deepen, quicken, concentrate. See aggravate.


1. alleviate, weaken.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To intensify
Example Sentences
  • Doctors advise against warm treatments, which can intensify itching.
  • Threats against climate scientists appear to intensify if they speak up in the nation's policy debate.
  • The probability is that political nerves will both intensify the economic slowdown at home and worsen pressure on the rand.
EXPAND
Collins
World English Dictionary
intensify (ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  to make or become intense or more intense
2.  (tr) to increase the density of (a photographic film or plate)
 
intensifi'cation
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature