intensify

English

Etymology

intense +‎ -ify. Compare French intensifier.

Verb

intensify (third-person singular simple present intensifies, present participle intensifying, simple past and past participle intensified)

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

Synonyms

(become intense or more intense): intensen

Related terms

intensification

Translations

to render more intense

Basque: biziagotu
Catalan: intensificar (ca)
Chinese:
Simplified: 使加剧
Danish: intensivere
Dutch: intensiveren (nl)
Esperanto: akrigi
French: intensifier (fr)

Italian: intensificare (it)
Korean: 강화시키다 (ganghwasikida)
Maori: whakamarohi
Portuguese: intensificar (pt)
Romanian: intensifica (ro)
Spanish: intensificar (es)
Swedish: intensifiera (sv)
Turkish: yoğunlaşmak (tr), yoğunlaştırmak (tr)

to become more intense

French: intensifier (fr)
Greek: εντατικοποιώ (el) (entatikopoió), εντείνω (el) (enteíno), επιτείνω (el) (epiteíno)

Portuguese: intensificar-se
Swedish: intensifieras (sv)