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in·ten·si·fy
(ĭn-tĕn′sə-fī′)v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies
v.tr.
1. To make intense or more intense: The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate's background.
2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
v.intr.
To become intense or more intense: The search intensified as dusk approached.
in·ten′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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intensified
(ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd)adj
increased
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Adj. | 1. | intensified - made more intense; "the intensified scrutiny of the candidate's background" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
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