v.
Pronunciation: in- ' ten(t)-s ə - ˌ f ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Date: 1817
transitive verb
1 : to make intense or more intensive : STRENGTHEN
2 a : to increase the density and contrast of (a photographic image) by chemical treatment b : to make more acute : SHARPEN
intransitive verb : to become intense or more intensive : grow stronger or more acute
– in · ten · si · fi · ca · tion \ - ˌ ten(t)s-f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n, - ˌ ten(t)-s ə - \ noun