intensifies
Becomes more extreme
Intensifies is the third-person singular of intensify—to make or become stronger, more extreme, or more acute.
Fighting intensifies when it escalates.
Scrutiny intensifies when attention sharpens.
The pain intensified throughout the night.
Competition intensifies as the deadline approaches.
Online, "intensifies" appears in brackets as a meme caption describing something growing more emphatic: [sweating intensifies].
Increases in degree
- strengthensIncreases force or durability
- deepensIncreases in degree
- escalatesIncreases in intensity
- magnifiesIncreases perceived size
amplifies · increases · boosts · enhances · augments · elevates · compounds · redoubles
Adds quality or worth
- concentratesDirects sustained attention
- reducesMakes less in quantity
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- pungencySharp smell or taste
sharpens · enhances · deepens · saturates · infuses · marinates · seasons · spices
heightens
Increases in degree
- strengthensIncreases force or durability
- deepensIncreases in degree
- escalatesIncreases in intensity
magnifies · amplifies · increases · boosts · enhances · augments · elevates · compounds · redoubles · sharpens
enriches
Adds quality or worth
- concentratesDirects sustained attention
- reducesMakes less in quantity
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
pungency · sharpens · enhances · deepens · saturates · infuses · marinates · seasons · spices · zests
inflames
Arouses intense emotion
provokes · stirs · agitates · incites · kindles · fuels · fires up · whips up · riles · impassions
focuses
Concentrates attention on
centralizes · distills · condenses · consolidates · channels · directs · pinpoints · sharpens · tightens · refines
intensifiesdiffuses
Spreads in all directions
dilutes · disperses · dissipates · spreads thin · blunts
- image intensifierDevice amplifying faint light