intensifier

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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  • Category:English intensifiers

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French

Etymology

From intense +‎ -ifier.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/
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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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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