INTENSIFY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become more intense
   Synonym(s)
   • deepen (what does deepen mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The debate intensified
   • His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
   Hypernyms(s) intensify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • build (what does build mean?)
   • redouble (what does redouble mean?)
   • erupt (what does erupt mean?)
   • irrupt (what does irrupt mean?)
   • flare up (what does flare up mean?)
   • flare (what does flare mean?)
   • break open (what does break open mean?)
   • burst out (what does burst out mean?)
   • condense (what does condense mean?)
   • sharpen (what does sharpen mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • intensity (what does intensity mean?)
   • intensiveness (what does intensiveness mean?)
   • intensification (what does intensification mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make more intense, stronger, or more marked
   Synonym(s)
   • compound (what does compound mean?)
   • deepen (what does deepen mean?)
   • heighten (what does heighten mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
   • Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness
   • This event only deepened my convictions
   Hypernyms(s) intensify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • heat up (what does heat up mean?)
   • hot up (what does hot up mean?)
   • screw up (what does screw up mean?)
   • fan (what does fan mean?)
   • enhance (what does enhance mean?)
   • heighten (what does heighten mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • amplify (what does amplify mean?)
   • sharpen (what does sharpen mean?)
   • sharpen (what does sharpen mean?)
   • heighten (what does heighten mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • intensify (what does intensify mean?)
   • deepen (what does deepen mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • intensity (what does intensity mean?)
   • intensiveness (what does intensiveness mean?)
   • intensification (what does intensification mean?)
   • intensifier (what does intensifier mean?)
   • intensive (what does intensive mean?)
3. Meaning
   • increase in extent or intensity
   Synonym(s)
   • escalate (what does escalate mean?)
   • step up (what does step up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Allies escalated the bombing
   Hypernyms(s) intensify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • de-escalate (what does de-escalate mean?)
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   • step down (what does step down mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • redouble (what does redouble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • step-up (what does step-up mean?)
   • intensity (what does intensity mean?)
   • intensiveness (what does intensiveness mean?)
   • intensification (what does intensification mean?)
   • escalation (what does escalation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
   Hypernyms(s) intensify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • saturation (what does saturation mean?)
   • chroma (what does chroma mean?)
   • intensity (what does intensity mean?)
   • vividness (what does vividness mean?)
   • intensification (what does intensification mean?)