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intensifies

VERB

make more forceful, severe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to aggravate boost build up deepen enhance escalate exacerbate heat up heighten increase quicken raise redouble reinforce set off sharpen step up strengthen

STRONG

accent accentuate aggrandize augment brighten concentrate darken emphasize exalt lighten magnify point rise rouse spike stress whet

WEAK

add fuel beef up intensate pour it on tone up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease diminish discourage dull halt help hinder hurt lessen lower reduce slow soften soothe subtract undermine weaken

STRONG

debase degrade depress play down upset

WEAK

calm

Example Sentences

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If anything, it intensifies it by removing the practical friction that once constrained broad searches.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The repeated use of gold imagery only intensifies those concerns because of the symbolism gold carries historically and biblically: kingship, permanence, divinity and power.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Newsom and other supporters have said the tunnel would protect the state’s water system as climate change intensifies severe droughts and deluges.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The acquisition intensifies competition in the direct-to-device market, currently dominated by Starlink’s 11,000+ satellites.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The light from the Obayifo’s stare intensifies for a moment.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer