intensifier

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Etymology[edit]

intensify +‎ -er; from the most common use of such terms, to intensify an adjective.

Noun[edit]

intensifier (plural intensifiers)

  1. That which intensifies.
  2. (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
    Synonym: expletive
    Antonym: downtoner
  3. (photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

intense +‎ -ifier.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/
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Verb[edit]

intensifier

  1. to intensify

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of intensifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple intensifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple intensifiant
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle intensifié
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifies
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɔ̃/ 		intensifiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ 		intensifient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/
imperfect intensifiais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ 		intensifiais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ 		intensifiait
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ 		intensifiions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.jɔ̃/ 		intensifiiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.je/ 		intensifiaient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/
past historic2 intensifiai
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ 		intensifias
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ 		intensifia
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ 		intensifiâmes
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjam/ 		intensifiâtes
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjat/ 		intensifièrent
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛʁ/
future intensifierai
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁe/ 		intensifieras
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁa/ 		intensifiera
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁa/ 		intensifierons
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ 		intensifierez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁe/ 		intensifieront
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional intensifierais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		intensifierais
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		intensifierait
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		intensifierions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		intensifieriez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁje/ 		intensifieraient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifies
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		intensifiions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.jɔ̃/ 		intensifiiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.je/ 		intensifient
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/
imperfect2 intensifiasse
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/ 		intensifiasses
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/ 		intensifiât
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ 		intensifiassions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja.sjɔ̃/ 		intensifiassiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja.sje/ 		intensifiassent
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — intensifie
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ 		— intensifions
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɔ̃/ 		intensifiez
/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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