INTENSIFY


Meaning of INTENSIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈten(t)-sə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -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 -ˌten(t)s-fə-ˈkā-shən, -ˌten(t)-sə- noun

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