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| augment |
to make greater in size, degree, or amount; intensify by adding. [1/2 definitions] |
| blowpipe |
a metal tube through which air or gas is forced in a controlled flow into a flame to concentrate and intensify its heat. [1/3 definitions] |
| compound1 |
to intensify by adding to. [1/12 definitions] |
| escalate |
to expand, intensify, or increase. [1/2 definitions] |
| flare |
to develop or intensify suddenly (often fol. by "up"). [1/8 definitions] |
| fuel |
anything that serves to initiate, sustain, or intensify an action or feeling. [1/5 definitions] |
| how |
used to intensify what follows. [1/10 definitions] |
| inflame |
to excite, arouse, or intensify (the emotions or passions). [1/4 definitions] |
| intensifier |
in grammar, a word, prefix, or the like that serves to intensify, such as "especially" or "hyper-". [1/2 definitions] |
| intensive |
tending to stress or intensify. [1/5 definitions] |
| ourselves |
used to intensify we or us. [1/3 definitions] |
| please |
I beg of you; kindly; if you will (used to intensify or add politeness to a request.) [1/5 definitions] |
| redouble |
to double or make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. [1/7 definitions] |
| up |
used to intensify the action of a verb. [1/34 definitions] |
| very |
used to intensify a superlative or to stress an adjective or identifier. [1/7 definitions] |
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