v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

1. To make intense or more intense: The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate's background.
2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).

v.intr.

To become intense or more intense: The search intensified as dusk approached.

intensification in·ten'si·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.

verb

To make greater in intensity or severity: aggravate, deepen, enhance, heighten, redouble. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: make more forceful, severe
Antonyms: abate, calm, lessen, lower, slow, soothe, weaken

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: increase in extent or intensity
  Synonyms: escalate, step up

Meaning #2: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  Synonyms: compound, heighten, deepen

Meaning #3: become more intense
  Synonym: deepen

Meaning #4: photography: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - intensivere, forstærke, forøge, skærpe
v. intr. - intensiveres, forstærkes, forøges

Nederlands (Dutch)
intensiveren, verhevigen, versterken

Français (French)
v. tr. - intensifier, augmenter, accroître, amplifier, renforcer, (Phot) renforcer
v. intr. - s'intensifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - intensivieren, (sich) verstärken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εντείνω/-ομαι, επιτείνω/-ομαι, δυναμώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
intensificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - intensificar

Русский (Russian)
усиливать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aumentar, intensificar, reforzar
v. intr. - intensificarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - intensifiera(s), skärpa(s), öka(s)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
加强, 强化

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 加強
v. intr. - 強化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 격렬하게 하다, 힘을 보강하다
v. intr. - 격렬해 지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強める, 増強する, 強くする, 激しくする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقوي, يكثف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיזק, העצים, החמיר, הגביר, הגדיל, העמיק‬
v. intr. - ‮התחזק, התעצם‬

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