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intensify

verb

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/

Meaning

To make something stronger, more extreme, or more forceful.

The storm is expected to intensify overnight.

intensify efforts

strengthen, escalate, heighten, amplify, reinforce

weaken, diminish, lessen

intensify efforts, intensify conflict, intensify pressure, intensify competition

To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe or more bearable.

to become solid due to cold; to preserve by cold

to move gently through the air, carried by a breeze

To cancel out or make ineffective; to deny the truth of something.

To respect, appreciate, or look up to someone or something.

To delay making a decision or taking action in order to gain time.