Main Entry: in·ten·si·fy

Pronunciation: \in-ˈten(t)-sə-ˌfī\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): in·ten·si·fied; in·ten·si·fy·ing

Date: 1817

transitive verb 1 : to make intense or more intensive : strengthen
2 a : to increase the density and contrast of (a photographic image) by chemical treatment b : to make more acute : sharpenintransitive verb : to become intense or more intensive : grow stronger or more acute

— in·ten·si·fi·ca·tion \-ˌten(t)s-fə-ˈkā-shən, -ˌten(t)-sə-\ noun