intensify vs amplify

intensify and amplify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intensify	No	No	Yes	No
amplify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, amplify is a hyponym of intensify; that is, amplify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intensify:

Other hyponyms of intensify include heat up, hot up, screw up, fan, enhance, heighten, raise, sharpen, heighten, sharpen.

intensify (verb)	amplify (verb)
become more intense	increase in size, volume or significance
make more intense, stronger, or more marked	increase the volume of
increase in extent or intensity	exaggerate or make bigger
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth