reintensify

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

re- +‎ intensify

Verb[edit]

reintensify (third-person singular simple present reintensifies, present participle reintensifying, simple past and past participle reintensified)

  1. (transitive) To intensify again.
    • 2009 July 3, Matthew Saltmarsh, “Europe’s Central Bank Holds Rate Steady”, in New York Times[1]:
      Major initiatives now appear unlikely unless the financial crisis reintensifies, as the bank assesses whether the much-discussed “green shoots” in recent data releases will wither or take root.