intensify

• intensify

intensify

Verb

increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

Synonyms:

• escalate
• intensify
• step up

Verb

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"

Synonyms:

• intensify
• compound
• heighten
• deepen

Verb

become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

Synonyms:

• intensify
• deepen

Verb

make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

Synonyms:

• intensify