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intensify
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the
bombing" [synonym: {escalate}, {intensify}, {step up}] [ant:
{de-escalate}, {step down}, {weaken}]
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" [synonym: {intensify},
{compound}, {heighten}, {deepen}]
3: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike
for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [synonym: {intensify},
{deepen}]
4: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or
more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between
light and dark