Intensifying

noun, verb

noun, verb ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An intensification.

    "Overtiming, development only for detail and subsequent intensifyings, keeping the lights pure and the shadows clear, by judicious use of the alum bath mentioned, will give an interesting variety of tones, which is a relief from the monotony […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of intensify form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    increasing in strength or intensity wordnet

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augmentativecrescentcumulativeexacerbatingexpandinggrowing

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"The oceans are currently absorbing about a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere annually and are becoming more acidic as a result, leading to concerns about intensifying impacts on marine ecosystems."

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