intensifier

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English

Etymology

intensify +‎ -er; from the most common use of such terms, to intensify an adjective.

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Noun

intensifier (plural intensifiers)

  1. That which intensifies.
  2. (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
    Synonym: expletive
    Antonym: downtoner
  3. (photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.

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French

Etymology

From intense +‎ -ifier.

Pronunciation

Verb

intensifier

  1. to intensify

Conjugation

Conjugation of intensifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple intensifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple intensifiant
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle intensifié
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifies
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɔ̃/ 		intensifiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ 		intensifient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/
imperfect intensifiais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ 		intensifiais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ 		intensifiait
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ 		intensifiions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.jɔ̃/ 		intensifiiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.je/ 		intensifiaient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/
past historic2 intensifiai
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ 		intensifias
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ 		intensifia
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ 		intensifiâmes
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjam/ 		intensifiâtes
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjat/ 		intensifièrent
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛʁ/
future intensifierai
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁe/ 		intensifieras
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁa/ 		intensifiera
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁa/ 		intensifierons
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ 		intensifierez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁe/ 		intensifieront
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional intensifierais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		intensifierais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		intensifierait
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		intensifierions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		intensifieriez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁje/ 		intensifieraient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifies
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifiions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.jɔ̃/ 		intensifiiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.je/ 		intensifient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/
imperfect2 intensifiasse
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/ 		intensifiasses
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/ 		intensifiât
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ 		intensifiassions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja.sjɔ̃/ 		intensifiassiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja.sje/ 		intensifiassent
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		— intensifions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɔ̃/ 		intensifiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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