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intensifying

[ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪɪŋ]
verb (present participle/gerund)
intensificando
1. making or becoming more intense, stronger, or more severe
The storm is intensifying as it moves inland.
A tempestade está se intensificando conforme se move para o interior.
2. increasing in degree, strength, or effect
The competition between the two companies is intensifying.
A competição entre as duas empresas está se intensificando.
3. making efforts or concentration stronger
We are intensifying our efforts to find a solution.
Estamos intensificando nossos esforços para encontrar uma solução.
Synonyms
strengtheningincreasingamplifyingescalatingdeepeningaggravating
Antonyms
weakeningdecreasingreducingdiminishingalleviatingmitigating

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
intensificando
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
intensificando
common in business and formal contexts
Portugal
intensificando
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

intensifying efforts
intensifying pressure
intensifying competition
ramping up (informal equivalent)
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