Associations to the word «Intensify»

Wiktionary

INTENSIFY, verb. (transitive) To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity.
INTENSIFY, verb. (intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.

Dictionary definition

INTENSIFY, verb. Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing".
INTENSIFY, verb. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions".
INTENSIFY, verb. Become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan".
INTENSIFY, verb. Make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley