intensify
verb (used with object)
to make intense or more intense.
intensification
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a word derived from
intensify.
Example Sentences
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Heat waves, low rainfall, and droughts contribute to the intensification of these violent fire seasons.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Our study asked: Is it worth spending extra money to use apoB instead of LDL to guide treatment intensification?"
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
A result even Bayer-Monsanto seemed to doubt was possible after oral arguments, as evidenced by the intensification of their fight on every other available front.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Defections by military personnel crossing the border are increasingly rare given the intensification of North Korea’s border restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
I could pick him out, having learned to notice the subtle physical intensification, a kind of brightness, that signalizes the first phase of kemmer.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
