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intensifies

intensifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intensify.

Meaning of intensify

Verb

intensify (third-person singular simple present intensifies, present participle intensifying, simple past and past participle intensified)

  1. (transitive) To render more intense.
    • to intensify the heat or cold
  2. (intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
    • Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the...2012 January, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2012, page 70
    Synonyms:
    add, intensen, exalt

Questions about intensifies

What is intensifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Intensifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intensify.

Words near intensifies in the dictionary

  1. intensification
  2. intensifications
  3. intensified
  4. intensifier
  5. intensifiers
  6. intensifies
  7. intensify
  8. intensifying
  9. intensifyings
  10. intensimetric
  11. intensimetry

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