intensify

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/ɪnˈtɛn.sɪ.faɪ/ · in-ten-si-fy

To make something stronger or more extreme.

Meanings

verbformal

To make something stronger or more extreme.

کسی چیز کو زیادہ مضبوط یا شدید بنانا۔

تیز کرنا

tez karna

Synonyms

strengthenenhanceamplifyمضبوط کرنابڑھاناشدت دینا

Antonyms

weakendiminishreduceکمزور کرناکم کرناکمی کرنا

Common Collocations

  • intensify efforts
  • intensify emotions
  • intensify pressure

Example Sentences

The team decided to intensify their efforts in the final weeks leading up to the event.

ٹیم نے تقریب کے آخری ہفتوں میں اپنی کوششوں کو تیز کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔

Team ne taqreeb ke akhri hafton mein apni koshishon ko tez karne ka faisla kiya.

As the storm approached, the winds began to intensify.

جب طوفان قریب آیا تو ہوائیں تیز ہونے لگیں۔

Jab toofan qareeb aya to hawaen tez hone lagi.

The campaign aimed to intensify public awareness about health issues.

مہم کا مقصد صحت کے مسائل کے بارے میں عوامی آگاہی کو تیز کرنا تھا۔

Muhim ka maqsad sehat ke masail ke bare mein awami agahi ko tez karna tha.

Easily Confused With

intense:Intense describes a degree of strength or severity, while intensify refers to the action of making something stronger or greater.

Word Family

intensity
nounشدت
intensive
adjectiveشدید
intensification
nounتیزی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of intensity in a race, intensifying the competition.

Imagine a light beam growing stronger and brighter.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

تیرا ہونا کثرت میں، تیرا ہونے کا احساس کہ مثلِ شمع، عشق کی روشنی میں خود کو تیز کرنا

Tera hona kasrat mein, tera hone ka ehsaas Ke misal-e-sham'a, ishq ki roshni mein khud ko tez karna

Your presence in abundance, the feeling of your existence Like a candle, intensifying oneself in the light of love.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

آگ میں تیل ڈالنا

Aag mein tel daalna

To add fuel to the fire.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "intensificare" — to make more intense

First known use: 1848

The word 'intensify' has evolved from the Latin term 'intensificare', combining 'intensus' meaning 'stretched, strained' with the suffix '-fy' which means 'to make'.