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intensifier

/ɪn'tɛnsə,faɪər/

Synonyms of intensifier Antonyms of intensifier Examples of intensifier Usage of intensifier Parts of intensifier Definition that contains intensifier Words sounding like intensifier Explanation of intensifier

noun
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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"`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier" "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

Similar:

intensive

type of:
qualifier modifier

Examples of intensifier

"`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"
"`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"