Intensify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

increase in extent or intensity

make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɛnsᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɛnsᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

The Allies escalated the bombing
The efforts were intensified
Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compound deepen heighten step up escalate

Antonyms

de-escalate

Parts of Speech

verb	increase in extent or intensity “The Allies escalated the bombing”
verb	make more intense, stronger, or more marked; , “The efforts were intensified”
verb	become more intense “The debate intensified”
verb	make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

Word Forms

escalation	noun	an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
intensity	noun	high level or degree; the property of being intense
intensification	noun	action that makes something stronger or more extreme
step-up	noun	the act of increasing something
intensifier	noun	a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intensivieren

Zunahme des Ausmaßes oder der Intensität

🇫🇷French

intensifier

augmentation en étendue ou en intensité

🇪🇸Spanish

intensificar

aumento en extensión o intensidad

🇮🇹Italian

intensificare

aumento di estensione o intensità

🇳🇱Dutch

intensiveren

toename in omvang of intensiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

intensificar

aumento em extensão ou intensidade

🇷🇺Russian

усиливать

увеличение степени или интенсивности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तेज

विस्तार या तीव्रता में वृद्धि

🇧🇩Bengali

তীব্র করা

মাত্রা বা তীব্রতা বৃদ্ধি

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரப்படுத்துகின்றன

அளவு அல்லது தீவிரம் அதிகரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రతరం చేస్తాయి

పరిధి లేదా తీవ్రత పెరుగుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

तीव्र करणे

व्याप्ती किंवा तीव्रता वाढणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીવ્ર બનાવવું

હદ અથવા તીવ્રતામાં વધારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀವ್ರಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ತೀವ್ರತೆಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രമാക്കുക

വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ തീവ്രതയിലോ വർദ്ധനവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੀਬਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਹੱਦ ਜਾਂ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਧਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز کرنا

حد یا شدت میں اضافہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强化

程度或强度的增加

🇯🇵Japanese

強化する

範囲または強度の増加

🇰🇷Korean

강하게 하다

정도나 강도의 증가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tăng cường

tăng mức độ hoặc cường độ

🇹🇭Thai

กระชับ

เพิ่มขอบเขตหรือความรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengintensifkan

peningkatan luas atau intensitas

🇵🇭Filipino

tumindi

pagtaas sa lawak o intensity

🇲🇾Malay

memperhebatkan

peningkatan dalam takat atau intensiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكثيف

زيادة في مدى أو شدة

🇮🇷Persian

تشدید شود

افزایش در وسعت یا شدت

🇹🇷Turkish

yoğunlaştırmak

kapsam veya yoğunlukta artış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַגבִּיר

עלייה בהיקף או בעוצמה

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The primary meaning of 'intensify' is 'increase in extent or intensity'.

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Using 'intensify' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'intensify' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'intensify' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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