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intensifier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deepen verb To make or become deeper.
  • enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
  • escalate verb To increase in intensity, size, or seriousness.
  • intensify verb To become stronger or more extreme, or to make something so.

Senses

intensifier is used for these senses in English:

  • enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
  • escalate (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
  • intensify (intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.

deepen — full definition

  1. verb To make or become deeper.
  2. verb To make or become more intense, serious, or extreme.
  3. verb To make or become darker in colour, or lower in tone or pitch.

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