Definition: become more intense
Usage: The debate intensified; His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
Main entry: intensify, heighten, deepen, compound
Definition: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Usage: The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions
Main entry: step up, intensify, escalate
Definition: increase in extent or intensity
Usage: The Allies escalated the bombing
Main entry: intensify
Definition: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark