intensives
Words strengthening meaning
Intensives are concentrated courses or programs designed to cover material in a compressed timeframe.
A language intensive might pack a semester's worth of Spanish into three weeks of daily immersion.
The term applies to any accelerated learning format: summer intensives, yoga teacher training intensives, writing intensives.
The singular intensive can also be a grammatical term for words that add emphasis without changing meaning, like "very" or "absolutely."
Devices that increase signal
- boostersThings that increase power
- intensifiersWords that amplify meaning
- modifiersTerms that adjust others
- adverbsVerb-modifying words
very · really · absolutely · extremely · totally · utterly · completely · highly
Stress placed on syllables
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- highlightMost notable part
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
focus · weight · prominence · amplification · enhancement · foregrounding · exaggeration · hyperbole
Agents that add force
- enhancersThings that intensify
- upgradersThose who improve systems
- magnifiersLenses that enlarge appearances
- reinforcersConsequences promoting behavior repetition
amplifiers
Devices that increase signal
- boostersThings that increase power
- intensifiersWords that amplify meaning
- modifiersTerms that adjust others
adverbs · very · really · absolutely · extremely · totally · utterly · completely · highly · terribly
accentuation
Stress placed on syllables
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- highlightMost notable part
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
spotlight · focus · weight · prominence · amplification · enhancement · foregrounding · exaggeration · hyperbole · boldface
strengtheners
Agents that add force
- enhancersThings that intensify
- upgradersThose who improve systems
- magnifiersLenses that enlarge appearances
- learning formatsworkshops, webinar, seminars, tutorial, tutorials
- Sanskrit grammarPanini, nominative, accusative, sutra, dative
- Arabic grammarverb conjugation, declension, verb forms, conjugation, pronouns
- morphologymorphemes, morpheme, affixes, affix, suffixes
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
intensivesdiminishers
Things that lessen magnitude
attenuators · moderators · minimizers · mitigators · softeners
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- intensive care unitHospital ward for critical patients
- intensive trainingFocused, demanding instruction period
- intensive-care unitWard for critical patients
- intensive farmingMaximizing yield per acre
- intensive treatmentVigorous, focused medical attention