intensify
[verb]
Synonyms: increase, add to, aggravate, deepen, escalate, heighten, magnify, redouble, reinforce, sharpen, strengthen

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Antonyms: abate, allay, mitigate, temper
Contrasted words: moderate, qualify, alleviate, ease, lighten, relieve, decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce
Related Words: accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, aggrandize, exalt, sharpen

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧ten‧si‧fy AC /ɪnˈtensəfaɪ, ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle intensified, present participle intensifying, third person singular intensifies) [intransitive and transitive]
to increase in degree or strength, or to make something do this:
In June the civil war intensified.
His mother’s death intensified his loneliness.
—intensification /ɪnˌtensəfəˈkeɪʃən, ɪnˌtensɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [singular, uncountable]:
an intensification of fighting in the region

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

intensify
verb
ADV. greatly | sharply The fighting in the area has intensified sharply.
further
VERB + INTENSIFY appear to, seem to The extreme cold seemed, if anything, to intensify.
tend to | be likely to | serve to The reforms served only to intensify the misery of the poorer peasants.

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