intensify
to make intense or more intense.
to make more acute; strengthen or sharpen.
Photography. to increase the density and contrast of (a negative) chemically.
to become intense or more intense.
Origin of intensify
1synonym study For intensify
Other words for intensify
Opposites for intensify
Other words from intensify
- in·ten·si·fi·ca·tion, noun
- de-in·ten·si·fy, verb, de·-in·ten·si·fied, de·-in·ten·si·fy·ing.
- o·ver·in·ten·si·fi·ca·tion, noun
- o·ver·in·ten·si·fy, verb, o·ver·in·ten·si·fied, o·ver·in·ten·si·fy·ing.
- self-in·ten·si·fied, adjective
- self-in·ten·si·fy·ing, adjective
- un·in·ten·si·fied, adjective
Words that may be confused with intensify
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How to use intensify in a sentence
The systems have either been self-intensifying Intensifying systems.
Of the self-intensifying systems those of Lucas and Scott-Snell have been the most successful.
British Dictionary definitions for intensify
/ (ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ) /
to make or become intense or more intense
(tr) to increase the density of (a photographic film or plate)
Derived forms of intensify
- intensification, noun
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