intensificar

/intensifiˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
intensifico
preterite (yo)
intensifiqué
past participle
intensificado

Meaning

  1. to intensify

    • La lluvia se intensificó.

      The rain intensified.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

arreciar

arreciar is specifically used for weather or storms intensifying, like rain getting heavier; intensificar is the general word for "to intensify" anything.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

intensificar

intensificar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to intensify."

Practice

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