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intensified

intensified

4.2
Made stronger or more serious
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪd/
translation icon : intensificado
  • Women took advantage of the intensified wartime panic.

So the alienation just becomes even more intensified in this this world of faith.

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Examples

  • Like American families, institutions of higher education face intensified financial challenges as well.

  • For some, it is the effect of pollution, for others, crippling heat intensified by climate change.

  • Addressing these challenges will require both new investment in funds and intensified reform.

  • But suddenly the culture wars have accelerated and intensified much greater than what I would have ever expected.

  • The noise grew all the time, intensified and swiftly with a broad wave rolled towards us.

  • And the moment my son was born, that pressure intensified like something I've never felt before, like something I didn't even know was possible.

  • Now the Cesareans were sandwiched between two sets of walls, and as the fighting intensified, things started going badly.

  • Last year's investment manias in cryptocurrencies, tech stocks and the SPAC boom only intensified this trend.

  • And the floods and sedimentation in the Ganges Delta have intensified markedly since deforestation became common in the region.

  • As the storm approached, the winds intensified, making it hard to stand outside.

Synonyms

beefed-up
vsintensified
  • Informal
5 4.6

Stronger or bigger so it works better

is a neutral increase in intensity rather than a colloquial change
enhanced
vsintensified
1 3.7

Having more value or better quality

aims at increasing strength or force rather than improving quality
redoubled
vsintensified
6.5

Much stronger or larger than before

is an increase in intensity without stressing a very large jump
augmented
vsintensified
5.2

Made larger or stronger by adding something

is about raising intensity rather than just adding more
increased
vsintensified
1.0

Larger or more than before

focuses specifically on making something more intense rather than general growth
raised
vsintensified
2.7

Higher than the usual amount or level

refers to stronger intensity rather than merely exceeding a norm

Antonyms

2.7

Not as strong or effective

How Intense

intensified
4.2
unchanged
62 1.0

Surface Forms

intensified positive

Morphology

intensified = intensify (transparent) = intense + ify + ed

The form 'intensified' is a regular past-participle/adjectival form of 'intensify', and its meaning 'made more intense' follows directly from 'intensify'.

Etymology

Intensified comes from the parts in- (meaning 'into' or 'more') and tens (from a root meaning 'to stretch'), which you can see in tense and tension that mean 'tight' or 'stretched'. So to intensify something is to make it more stretched or stronger, and intensified means 'made stronger'.