intensify meaning and definition

INTENSIFY verb

Definition of intensify (verb)

1. increase in extent or intensity
   • "The Allies escalated the bombing"
   • synonyms: escalate, step up
   • antonym: de-escalate
2. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
   • "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
   • synonyms: compound, deepen, heighten
3. become more intense
   • "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
   • synonyms: deepen
4. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark