de-intensify

de-in·ten·si·fy

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Definitions of de-intensify word

verb with object de-intensify to make intense or more intense. 1
verb with object de-intensify to make more acute; strengthen or sharpen. 1
verb with object de-intensify Photography. to increase the density and contrast of (a negative) chemically. 1
verb without object de-intensify to become intense or more intense. 1

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; intense + -ify

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