intensifier

[ in-ten-suh-fahy-er ]

/ ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪ ər /

noun

a person or thing that intensifies.

Grammar. a word, especially an adverb, or other linguistic element that indicates, and usually increases, the degree of emphasis or force to be given to the element it modifies, as very or somewhat; intensive adverb.

a ram-operated device for increasing hydraulic pressure.

Origin of intensifier

First recorded in 1825–35; intensify + -er¹

Words nearby intensifier

intending, intendment, intenerate, Intens, intense, intensifier, intensify, intension, intensional, intensional object, intensitometer

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Example sentences from the Web for intensifier

As Felix put it, he was "very dead," though the word hardly admits of an intensifier.
Four Young Explorers|Oliver Optic
Not only is the current a messenger, but it is also an intensifier of magical power.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
The apparatus known as an intensifier was then used, by which any pressure required could be obtained.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.|Various
The bulb hangs downward from the terminal t, the zinc sheet Z, performing the double office of intensifier and reflector.
Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency|Nikola Tesla

Avoid, in writing, the use of so as an intensifier: “so good;” “so warm;” “so delightful.”
The Elements of Style|William Strunk

British Dictionary definitions for intensifier

intensifier

/ (ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪə) /

noun

a person or thing that intensifies

a word, esp an adjective or adverb, that has little semantic content of its own but that serves to intensify the meaning of the word or phrase that it modifies: awfully and up are intensifiers in the phrases awfully sorry and cluttered up

a substance, esp one containing silver or uranium, used to increase the density of a photographic film or plateCompare reducer (def. 1)

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单词	intensifier
释义	intensifier [ in-ten-suh-fahy-er ] / ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪ ər / noun a person or thing that intensifies. Grammar. a word, especially an adverb, or other linguistic element that indicates, and usually increases, the degree of emphasis or force to be given to the element it modifies, as very or somewhat; intensive adverb. a ram-operated device for increasing hydraulic pressure. Origin of intensifier First recorded in 1825–35; intensify + -er¹ Words nearby intensifier intending, intendment, intenerate, Intens, intense, intensifier, intensify, intension, intensional, intensional object, intensitometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intensifier As Felix put it, he was "very dead," though the word hardly admits of an intensifier. Four Young Explorers\|Oliver Optic Not only is the current a messenger, but it is also an intensifier of magical power. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall The apparatus known as an intensifier was then used, by which any pressure required could be obtained. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.\|Various The bulb hangs downward from the terminal t, the zinc sheet Z, performing the double office of intensifier and reflector. Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency\|Nikola Tesla Avoid, in writing, the use of so as an intensifier: “so good;” “so warm;” “so delightful.” The Elements of Style\|William Strunk British Dictionary definitions for intensifier intensifier / (ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪə) / noun a person or thing that intensifies a word, esp an adjective or adverb, that has little semantic content of its own but that serves to intensify the meaning of the word or phrase that it modifies: awfully and up are intensifiers in the phrases awfully sorry and cluttered up a substance, esp one containing silver or uranium, used to increase the density of a photographic film or plateCompare reducer (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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