Intensify
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 100 crossword solutions for Intensify which appeared recently in The Sun Cryptic.
We have deemed Intensify as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 100 times in a variety of crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "ENHANCE".
Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 7 May 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 25 Feb 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 27 Nov 2020
- The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 12 Aug 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 28 Dec 2019
- The New York Times Mini - Friday, 20 Apr 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 26 Jan 2017
- The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 4 Jan 2017
Crossword Answers
3 letters
WAX
Increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"
4 letters
BOOM
Make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
WHET
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
STEP
Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
SOUR
Having a sharp biting taste
RISE
Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
PUMP
A mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
HEAT
Utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"
GROW
Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
GOUP
Go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
GAIN
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
FIRE
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
HONE
A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
5 letters
REVUP
Increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine"
TREEM
AMPUP
WIDEN
Become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
SWELL
A crescendo followed by a decrescendo
RUNUP
Raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
ROUSE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
RIPEN
Grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
MOUNT
The act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
HOTUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
HOPUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
FOCUS
Maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"
EXALT
Fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
BUILD
Constitution of the human body
BREED
A special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"
ADORN
Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
ANNOY
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
BLOAT
Become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
6 letters
DEEPEN
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
RAMPUP
Bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
RAMIFY
Have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"
SOUPUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
PRAISE
Offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
JAZZUP
Make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"
HARDEN
Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
GATHER
Collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
DOUBLE
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
BLOWUP
A photographic print that has been enlarged
BEEFUP
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
ACCRUE
Grow by addition; "The interest accrues"
ACCENT
A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
WORSEN
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
TRIPLE
A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
STRESS
The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
SPREAD
Move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
STEPUP
Make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
HEATUP
Make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
7 letters
ESCALTE
ENHANCE
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
SHOOTUP
Rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"
SHARPEN
Make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"
QUICKEN
Show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"
PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
MAGNIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
ENLARGE
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
DEVELOP
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
BUILDUP
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
BROADEN
Become broader; "The road broadened"
BALLOON
Large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
AUGMENT
Enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"
AMPLIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
ADVANCE
The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
8 letters
SNOWBALL
Snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
MULTIPLY
Combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15"
IRRITATE
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
INCREASE
The act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
GETAHEAD
Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
EMBITTER
Cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"
REDOUBLE
Double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"
HEIGHTEN
Increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
ESCALATE
Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
COMPOUND
An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
9 letters
CRESCENDO
(music) a gradual increase in loudness
EMPHASIZE
To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
AGGRAVATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
REINFORCE
Make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
INTENSIFY
Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
10 letters
STRENGTHEN
Gain strength; "His body strengthened"
COMPLICATE
Make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
EXASPERATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
EXAGGERATE
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
EXACERBATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
APPRECIATE
Increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
AGGRANDIZE
Add details to
ACCUMULATE
Get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
ACCENTUATE
To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
ACCELERATE
Cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
11 letters
PROLIFERATE
Grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"