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intensify vs accelerate

accelerate vs intensify

intensify and accelerate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intensify No No Yes No
accelerate No No Yes No
As verbs, accelerate is a hyponym of intensify; that is, accelerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intensify:
  • intensify: become more intense
  • accelerate: move faster
Other hyponyms of intensify include build, redouble, break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt, condense, sharpen, quicken, speed, speed up.
intensify (verb) accelerate (verb)
become more intense move faster
make more intense, stronger, or more marked cause to move faster
increase in extent or intensity
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
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