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English verb: intensify | |||
| 1. | intensify (change) increase in extent or intensity | ||
| Samples | The Allies escalated the bombing. | ||
| Synonyms | escalate, step up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | redouble | ||
| Antonyms | de-escalate, step down, weaken | ||
| 2. | intensify (change) make more intense, stronger, or more marked | ||
| Samples | The efforts were intensified. Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her. Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness. This event only deepened my convictions. | ||
| Synonyms | compound, deepen, heighten | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amplify, enhance, fan, heat up, heighten, heighten, hot up, raise, screw up, sharpen, sharpen | ||
| Cause | deepen, intensify | ||
| 3. | intensify (change) become more intense | ||
| Samples | The debate intensified. His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan. | ||
| Synonyms | deepen | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accelerate, break open, build, burst out, condense, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt, quicken, redouble, sharpen, speed, speed up | ||
| 4. | intensify (change) make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Domain category | photography | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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