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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intensify \In*ten"si*fy\, v. i. To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intensify \In*ten"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intensified}; p. pr & vb n. {Intensifying}.] [Intense + -fly.] To render more intense; as to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. --Bacon. How piercing is the sting of pride By want embittered and intensified. --Longfellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intensify v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [syn: {escalate}, {step up}] [ant: {de-escalate}] 2: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness" [syn: {compound}, {heighten}, {deepen}] 3: become more intense; "The debate intensified" [syn: {deepen}]
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