Definitions for: Intensify

[v] become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
[v] 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"
[v] increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
[v] photography: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

In*ten"si*fy, v. i.
To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing
power or energy.

Synonyms: compound, deepen, escalate, heighten, step up

Antonyms: de-escalate, step down, weaken

See Also: accelerate, alter, amplify, break open, build, burst out, change, condense, enhance, erupt, fan, flare, flare up, heat up, hot up, increase, intensify, quicken, raise, redouble, screw up, sharpen, speed, speed up

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