intensify

Word parts

intense + -ify

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/

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Verb

Plain form intensify

Third-person singular intensifies

Past tense intensified

Past participle intensified

Present participle intensifying

1. (transitive) If you intensify something, you make it more intense.