intensify
verb (used with object)
to make intense or more intense.
have intensified
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present perfectof intensify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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More than half of Gen Z use generative AI at least weekly, but their negative emotions toward it have intensified, according to an April poll from Gallup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But it is the scale of drone attacks on Russian maritime logistics that appears to have intensified in recent days.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
As a result, concerns about supply security, geopolitical concentration, and environmental and social challenges have intensified.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Executives and lawyers say standards began shifting around March and have intensified since then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Jane Tuke had been married four or five years, but had no children, and the lack seemed to have intensified her maternity.
From There & Back by George MacDonald
