intensifiernoun [ C ]
uk/ɪnˈten.sɪ.faɪ.ər/us/ɪnˈten.sə.faɪ.ɚ/also intensive specializeda word, especially an adverb or adjective, that has little meaning itself but is used to add force to another adjective, verb, or adverb:
In the phrases "an extremely large man" and "I strongly object", "extremely" and "strongly" are both intensifiers.
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