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In·ten·si·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensified p. pr. & vb. n. Intensifying ] To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity.
How piercing is the sting of pride
By want embittered and intensified. --Longfellow.
intensified
adj : made more intense; "the intensified scrutiny of the
candidate's background"
intensify
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the
bombing" [syn: escalate, step up] [ant: de-escalate]
2: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts
were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike
for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness";
"This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: compound,
heighten, deepen]
3: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike
for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: deepen]
4: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or
more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between
light and dark
[also: intensified]