intensify
English Thesaurus
1. become more intense (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | build, |
| definition | : | develop and grow (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | redouble, |
| definition | : | make twice as great or intense (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | condense, |
| definition | : | become more compact or concentrated (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | sharpen, |
| definition | : | become sharp or sharper (verb.change) |
2. make more intense, stronger, or more marked (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | fan, |
| definition | : | make (an emotion) fiercer (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | amplify, |
| definition | : | increase the volume of (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | sharpen, |
| definition | : | make crisp or more crisp and precise (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | heighten, sharpen, |
| definition | : | make (one's senses) more acute (verb.change) |
3. increase in extent or intensity (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | make bigger or more (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | redouble, |
| definition | : | double in magnitude, extent, or intensity (verb.change) |
4. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | photography, |
| definition | : | the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies (noun.act) |
5. become more intense (verb.change)
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | action that makes something stronger or more extreme (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
| definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
6. make more intense, stronger, or more marked (verb.change)
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | action that makes something stronger or more extreme (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
| definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | intensifier, intensive, |
| definition | : | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies (noun.communication) |
7. increase in extent or intensity (verb.change)
| derivation | : | increase, step-up, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | escalation, |
| definition | : | an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | action that makes something stronger or more extreme (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
| definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
8. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark (verb.change)
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) (noun.act) |
9. become more intense (verb.change)
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | action that makes something stronger or more extreme (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
| definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
10. make more intense, stronger, or more marked (verb.change)
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | action that makes something stronger or more extreme (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
| definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | intensifier, intensive, |
| definition | : | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies (noun.communication) |
11. increase in extent or intensity (verb.change)
| derivation | : | increase, step-up, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | escalation, |
| definition | : | an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | action that makes something stronger or more extreme (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
| definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
12. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark (verb.change)
| derivation | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) (noun.act) |
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