Intensification

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense. countable, uncountable

    "With the intensification of air raids on London last September, these tube platforms began to be used as an air raid shelter, and shelterers travelled by train (specially stopped there) from other stations in order to gain access."

  2. 2
    action that makes something stronger or more extreme wordnet
  3. 3
    the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) wordnet

Synonyms

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accelerandoaccelerationaggravationamplificationannoyanceaugmentation

Example

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"The United Nations warns accelerating climate change is causing a dramatic intensification of global drought disasters."

Etymology

From intense + -ification.

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