vverb.changeincrease in extent or intensitySynset:escalate step up
Examples:- The Allies escalated the bombing
Antonyms:de-escalate
Derivationally Related Form:step-upescalationintensificationintensity
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:escalateincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:redouble
Full Troponyms:redouble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake more intense, stronger, or more markedSynset:compound deepen heighten
Examples:- The efforts were intensified
- Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
- This event only deepened my convictions
Derivationally Related Form:intensifierintensificationintensity
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:intensifyincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:amplifyenhancefanheat upheightenhot upraisescrew upsharpen
Causes:deepen intensify
Full Troponyms:amplifyenhancefanheat uppotentiatesharpensubtilize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome more intenseSynset:deepen
Examples:- The debate intensified
- His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
Derivationally Related Form:intensificationintensity
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:intensifyincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:acceleratebreak openbuildburst outcondenseeruptflareflare upirruptquickenredoublesharpenspeedspeed up
Full Troponyms:acceleratebriskbuildcondenseeruptredoublesharpen
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and darkTopic:photography
Derivationally Related Form:intensificationintensity
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:intensifychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something