intensification

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun action that makes something stronger or more extreme
  2. noun the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)

Etymology

From intense + -ification.

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