intensify, v.
(intensified, intensifies, intensifying)
freq. cnt. 7
(intensified, intensifies, intensifying)
freq. cnt. 7
increase in extent or intensity
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
escalate intensify step up
sample sentences
"The Allies escalated the bombing"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
become more intense
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
deepen intensify
sample sentences
"The debate intensified""His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
compound deepen heighten intensify
sample sentences
"The efforts were intensified""Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"
"Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"
"This event only deepened my convictions"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
cause
hyponym
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
<verb.change>
intensify
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form