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INTENSIFYING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increasing in strength or intensity

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

aggravating; exacerbating; exasperating (making worse)

augmentative; enhancive (intensifying by augmentation and enhancement)

deepening; thickening (accumulating and becoming more intense)

heightening (reaching a higher intensity)

Antonym:

moderating (lessening in intensity or strength)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb intensify

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