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in⋅ten⋅si⋅fy
[in-ten-suh-fahy] 
səˌfaɪ
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. |
Related forms:
in⋅ten⋅si⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
Antonyms:
1. alleviate, weaken.
1. alleviate, weaken.
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| 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 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
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.Intensify
In*ten"si*fy\, v. i. To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
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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
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