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intensify - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
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compound,
heighten,
deepen |
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increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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heat up,
hot up,
screw up make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
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fan make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
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enhance,
heighten,
raise increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
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amplify increase the volume of; "amplify sound"
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sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
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heighten,
sharpen make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
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intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
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deepen |
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increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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build develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
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redouble make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled"
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break open,
burst out,
erupt,
flare,
flare up,
irrupt open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"
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condense undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
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sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
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accelerate,
quicken,
speed,
speed up move faster; "The car accelerated"
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intensify - make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
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