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What is the verb for intense?

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intensify
  1. (transitive) To render more intense
  2. (intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “A rush of warmth flowed through his body, and it quickly began to intensify, growing searingly hot.”
      “The row is set to intensify later this week when the producers will hit back with a rebuttal of the criticisms in the letter.”
      “Over the coming period, as the economic situation inevitably worsens, these demands will only intensify.”
intensate
intensates
intensifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intensify
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Card companies have been cutting interest rates to attract new business as competition intensifies.”
      “The second stanza extends both the interrogatory mode and intensifies the language contrapuntal to the traditional imagery.”
      “As pressure on the party intensifies, it increasingly cuddles up to politically reactionary forces both at home and abroad.”
intensated
intensified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of intensify
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The subsequent departure in the same direction of his backroom adjutants Jim and Kevin intensified the bad feeling.”
      “As the rain intensified and the tents filled, All Saints took to the main stage, their matching rainwear providing protection from the elements.”
      “A single case of noise-induced hearing loss might be the trigger for intensified noise abatement.”
intensating
intensifying
  1. present participle of intensify
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The beautiful and vast Texan landscape is well-shot and contrasts strikingly with the character close ups, intensifying their isolation.”
      “Scientists are also intensifying their hunt for the Higgs boson, a force particle which is thought to account for mass.”
      “I have been conducting an experiment aimed at analysing the intensifying silliness, stupidity and vacuousness of the world.”
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