intensifying

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intensifying - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Intensify \In*ten"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensified; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Intensifying.] [Intense + -fly.]
     To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to
     intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to
     intensify animosity. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           How piercing is the sting of pride
           By want embittered and intensified.      --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]

  intensifying \intensifying\ adj.
     increasing in strength or intensity. [Narrower terms:
     aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; {augmentative, enhancive
     ; deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal) ] {moderating
     
     [WordNet 1.5]

intensifying - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  intensifying
      adj 1: increasing in strength or intensity [ant: moderating]