Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intensify"
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) 1.7 (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";
"This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: {compound},
{heighten}, {deepen}]
3: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike
for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: {deepen}]
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