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- pronunciation:
- ihn
ten
sih
faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
intensifies, intensifying, intensified |
| definition: |
to make stronger, more acute, or more intense.
His disturbing remarks intensified the unrest of the crowd.- synonyms:
- augment, escalate, heighten, increase, strengthen
- antonyms:
- abate, allay, assuage, blunt, cool, defuse, mitigate, moderate, mute, relax, relieve, temper
- similar words:
- accelerate, aggravate, boost, build, concentrate, deepen, elevate, enhance, exacerbate, inflame, invigorate, magnify, redouble, reinforce, sharpen, stimulate, swell, worsen
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| related words: |
accent, aggrandize, amplify, compact, compound, exasperate, heat, tone, underscore |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become stronger, more acute, or more intense.
Each day the work intensified.- synonyms:
- augment, build up, escalate, heighten, increase, strengthen
- antonyms:
- abate, cool, die, ebb, moderate, subside
- similar words:
- accelerate, build, deepen, heat, snowball, thicken, worsen
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| derivation: |
intensification (n.) |
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