intensification

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɪnˌtɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ɪnˌtɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act or process of making or becoming more intense

The treaty failed to halt the intensification of the conflict.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act or process of... escalationheightening strengthening amplification increase aggravation

Opposites

weakening reduction abatement mitigation

Word family

Related forms intensify intense intensity intensive

Etymology

From intensify + -ation; intensify from intense + -ify, from Latin intensus ('stretched, strained'), past participle of intendere ('to stretch out, strain'), from in- + tendere ('to stretch').

intensus Latin tendere Latin

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Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

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# intensification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˌtɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˌtɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act or process of making or becoming more intense

## Examples
- The treaty failed to halt the intensification of the conflict.

## Synonyms
- escalation
- heightening
- strengthening
- amplification
- increase
- aggravation

## Antonyms
- weakening
- reduction
- abatement
- mitigation

## Related Forms
- intensify
- intense
- intensity
- intensive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intensus
- Root: tendere

## Etymology
From intensify + -ation; intensify from intense + -ify, from Latin intensus ('stretched, strained'), past participle of intendere ('to stretch out, strain'), from in- + tendere ('to stretch').

## AI Etymology
Intensification comes from intensify + -ation; intensify from intense + -ify, from Latin intensus ('stretched, strained'), past participle of intendere ('to stretch out, strain'), from in- + tendere ('to stretch'). The etymological trail includes Latin intensus and Latin tendere. As a noun, intensification means the act or process of making or becoming more intense. The same family is visible in related forms such as intensify, intense, intensity, and intensive. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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