intensify
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intensified;
intensifying
intensifies;
intensified;
intensifying
Britannica Dictionary definition of INTENSIFY
1
[no object]
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to become stronger or more extreme
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to become more intense
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We could hear the wind howling outside as the storm intensified.
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The fighting has intensified.
2
[+ object]
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to make (something) stronger or more extreme
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to make (something) more intense
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They intensified their efforts to increase sales.
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an intensified search for survivors
[noncount]
[singular]
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a process of intensification
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an intensification of violence
