- present tense form of intensify (3rd person singular).
intensifies
Example Sentences
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But on a biological level, the loss of control that comes with bringing a baby into the world only intensifies later in life.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
But he admitted he worries what might happen if the campaign intensifies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The fact that no one made it, that it’s the creation of a machine that hallucinates in exchange for electricity, only intensifies the sick, empty feeling the track leaves behind.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Fifa president Gianni Infantino will meet with senior leaders of football's world governing body on Wednesday as criticism of his now scrapped plan to sell off Fifa's commercial and event operations intensifies.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Measuring tape and thermometer,” he told himself, “chalk for an outline; perhaps the cold intensifies at night? Everything is worse,” he said, looking at Eleanor, “if you think something is looking at you.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
