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reintensifying

reintensifying is the present participle and gerund of reintensify.

Meaning of reintensify

Verb

reintensify (third-person singular simple present reintensifies, present participle reintensifying, simple past and past participle reintensified)

  1. (transitive) To intensify again.
    • The lifting or the developed fixed print is done by first reintensifying it with any contrast coloured powder and then lifting by collotape lifter.1979, The Indian Police Journal, volume 26, page 24
  2. (intransitive) To become intense again.
    • Major initiatives now appear unlikely unless the financial crisis reintensifies, as the bank assesses whether the much-discussed “green shoots” in recent data releases will wither or take root.2009 July 3, Matthew Saltmarsh, “Europe’s Central Bank Holds Rate Steady”, in New York Times

Questions about reintensifying

What is reintensifying the present participle and gerund of?
Reintensifying is the present participle and gerund of reintensify.

Words near reintensifying in the dictionary

  1. reintensification
  2. reintensifications
  3. reintensified
  4. reintensifies
  5. reintensify
  6. reintensifying
  7. reinter
  8. reinteraction
  9. reinteractions
  10. reinterest
  11. reinterested

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