Intensifying

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intensify \In*ten"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intensified}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Intensifying}.] [Intense + -fly.]
     To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to
     intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to
     intensify animosity. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           How piercing is the sting of pride
           By want embittered and intensified.      --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  intensifying \intensifying\ adj.
     increasing in strength or intensity. [Narrower terms:
     {aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; {augmentative,
     enhancive}; {deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal)
     ] {moderating}
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intensifying
       adj : increasing in strength or intensity [ant: {moderating}]