intensifying
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3.7
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪɪŋ/
- Joining us today from Brazil to talk about all this and the intensifying global crackdown on online speech is Glenn Greenwald.
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- He also talks about a more intensified sense of this when one is encountering hostility.
Examples
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Joining us today from Brazil to talk about all this and the intensifying global crackdown on online speech is Glenn Greenwald.
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The storm's winds were intensifying, causing concern among the residents.
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So that's what's intensifying those feelings of anxiety.
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So that's what's intensifying those feelings of anxiety.
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Now the audience would hear sirens, first singing slowly, then maddeningly intensifying, holding for an ear splitting minute and a half.
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He also talks about a more intensified sense of this when one is encountering hostility.
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As the music played, the emotions in the room were intensifying with every note.
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Her feelings for him were intensifying as they spent more time together.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something larger or more in number
∞
1.8
Make something larger in number, amount or degree
630
1.0
To become greater in amount or strength
426
3.0
Increase slowly over time
238
2.6
Becoming greater in amount or number
220
5.5
To become larger, more serious, or more intense
125
3.4
Make something greater in amount, speed or strength
120
4.1
To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger
99
4.0
Make something stronger or more intense
80
3.4
To become more intense or make a situation more intense
71
4.5
To increase something gradually in stages
67
3.6
Make a feeling or situation stronger
66
4.1
To make something larger, stronger, or more important
64
4.1
To increase something, especially its amount or speed
41
5.3
To make something bigger by adding more to it
27
6.7
To increase something slowly until it becomes hard to reduce
18
3.9
Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well
14
4.2
Becoming more intense or serious
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6.5
To increase something a lot, often efforts or strength
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5.1
To make a feeling or desire stronger
2
7.7
To become more active or exciting in a situation
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7.1
Gradually become stronger until a high point
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word intensifying comes from Latin parts in- and tens, where tens means 'to stretch' and is the same root in tension and tense. So, to intensify is like making something 'tighter' or stronger, which is why intensifying means becoming stronger or more intense.