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intensify

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfʌɪ/
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Definition of intensify

verb (intensifies, intensifying, intensified)

  • 1become or make more intense: [no object]:the dispute began to intensify [with object]:they had intensified their military campaign
  • 2 [with object] Photography increase the opacity of (a negative) using a chemical: the negative may be intensified with bichloride

Origin:

early 19th century: coined by Coleridge

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