intensifier
a person or thing that intensifies.
Grammar. a word, especially an adverb, or other linguistic element that indicates, and usually increases, the degree of emphasis or force to be given to the element it modifies, as very or somewhat; intensive adverb.
a ram-operated device for increasing hydraulic pressure.
Origin of intensifier
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How to use intensifier in a sentence
Mem., look up multiple intensifiers in Century dictionary on return, and find how they are applied to horses.
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British Dictionary definitions for intensifier
/ (ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪə) /
a person or thing that intensifies
a word, esp an adjective or adverb, that has little semantic content of its own but that serves to intensify the meaning of the word or phrase that it modifies: awfully and up are intensifiers in the phrases awfully sorry and cluttered up
a substance, esp one containing silver or uranium, used to increase the density of a photographic film or plate: Compare reducer (def. 1)
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