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INTENSIFYING
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I. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Increasing in strength or intensity
Classified under:
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