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intensify vs sharpen

sharpen vs intensify

intensify and sharpen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intensify No No Yes No
sharpen No No Yes No
As verbs, sharpen is a hyponym of intensify; that is, sharpen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intensify:
  • intensify: become more intense
  • sharpen: become sharp or sharper
Other hyponyms of intensify include build, redouble, break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt, condense, accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up.
As verbs, sharpen is a hyponym of intensify; that is, sharpen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intensify:
  • intensify: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  • sharpen: make crisp or more crisp and precise
Other hyponyms of intensify include heat up, hot up, screw up, fan, enhance, heighten, raise, amplify, heighten.
intensify (verb) sharpen (verb)
become more intense become sharp or sharper
make more intense, stronger, or more marked make crisp or more crisp and precise
increase in extent or intensity raise the pitch of (musical notes)
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark put (an image) into focus
make (one's senses) more acute
give a point to
make sharp or sharper
make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
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