Synonyms: heat up, hot up, screw up
Definition: make more intense
Usage: Emotions were screwed up
Similar words: 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
Definition: make hot or hotter
Usage: the sun heats the oceans; heat the water on the stove
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: heat, heat up, hot up
Definition: gain heat or get hot
Usage: The room heated up quickly
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election