Definition of intensifies

"intensifies" in the verb sense

1. escalate, intensify, step up

increase in extent or intensity

"The Allies escalated the bombing"

2. intensify, compound, heighten, deepen

make more intense, stronger, or more marked

"The efforts were intensified"

"Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"

"Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"

"This event only deepened my convictions"

3. intensify, deepen

become more intense

"The debate intensified"

"His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

4. intensify

make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

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Quotations for intensifies

Absence lessens weak, and intensifies violent, passions, as wind extinguishes a taper and lights up a fire. [ La Roche ]

intensifies in Scrabble®

The word intensifies is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters intensifies:

INTENSIFIES
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

finesse, fitness, infests, intense, seitens, sestine

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word intensifies

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In intensifies

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intensifies in Words With Friends™

The word intensifies is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters intensifies:

INTENSIFIES
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

finesse, fitness, infests, intense, seitens, sestine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word intensifies

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In intensifies

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