latensify

[ ley-ten-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, Photography.

, la·ten·si·fied, la·ten·si·fy·ing.

1. to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.

Other Words From

• la·ten·si·fi·ca·tion [ley-ten-s, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of latensify¹

1935–40; la(tent) + (in)tensify, modeled on latensification, a blend of latent and intensification ( def )