See intensify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "entatikopoió",
"sense": "to become more intense",
"word": "εντατικοποιώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "enteíno",
"sense": "to become more intense",
"word": "εντείνω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epiteíno",
"sense": "to become more intense",
"word": "επιτείνω"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become more intense",
"word": "géaraigh"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become more intense",
"word": "intensificar-se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become more intense",
"word": "arreciar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become more intense",
"word": "intensifieras"
}
],
"word": "intensify"
}
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