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Meaning of INTENSIFIER

Pronunciation:  in'tensu`fIur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
 
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 Synonyms: intensive
 
 See Also: modifier, qualifier

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In*ten"si*fi`er\, n.
One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in
photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows
of a picture.
 

 

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