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English to English verb
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increase in extent or intensity |  | Example: The Allies escalated the bombing
source: wordnet30
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make more intense, stronger, or more marked |  | Example: The efforts were intensified Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness This event only deepened my convictions
source: wordnet30
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become more intense |  | Example: The debate intensified His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
source: wordnet30
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make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark |  | source: wordnet30
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To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. |  | source: webster1913
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To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. |  | source: webster1913
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