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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.
Origin:
1810–20; intense + -ify
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in·ten·si·fy     (ĭn-těn'sə-fī')  Pronunciation Key 
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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intensify

verb
1. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [syn: escalate] [ant: de-escalate] 
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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Intensify

In*ten"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensified; p. pr. & vb. n. Intensifying.] [Intense + -fly.] To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. --Bacon.

How piercing is the sting of pride By want embittered and intensified. --Longfellow.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Intensify

In*ten"si*fy\, v. i. To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.

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