Meanings
plural intensifications
- countableuncountableThe act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.
[...] moreover, the layout fortunately allows for the likely intensification of the suburban service.
1962 August, “Beyond the Channel: France: Paris Est renaissance”, in Modern Railways, pages 134–1352 more examples
With the intensification of air raids on London last September, these tube platforms began to be used as an air raid shelter, and shelterers travelled by train (specially stopped there) from other stations in order to gain access.
1941 July, “Notes and News: New Tube Station at Highgate”, in Railway Magazine, page 329Without such practices, the natural tendency of AI-assisted work is not contraction but intensification, with implications for burnout, decision quality, and long-term sustainability.
2026 February 9, Aruna Ranganathan, Xingqi Maggie Ye, “AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It”, in Harvard Business Review
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Translations
Bulgarian засилване
- засилване (zasilvane)act or process of intensifying
Catalan intensificació
- intensificacióact or process of intensifying
Dutch verheviging
- verhevigingact or process of intensifying
Finnish tiivistäminen, voimistaminen
- tiivistäminenact or process of intensifying
- voimistaminenact or process of intensifying
French intensification
- intensificationact or process of intensifying
German Intensivierung, Verstärkung
- Intensivierungact or process of intensifying
- Verstärkungact or process of intensifying
Greek εντατικοποίηση, επίταση
- εντατικοποίηση (entatikopoíisi)act or process of intensifying
- επίταση (epítasi)act or process of intensifying
Indonesian intensifikasi, pengintensifan
- intensifikasiact or process of intensifying
- pengintensifanact or process of intensifying
- pengintensifikasianact or process of intensifying
Italian intensificazione
- intensificazioneact or process of intensifying
Polish intensyfikacja
- intensyfikacjaact or process of intensifying
Portuguese intensificação
- intensificaçãoact or process of intensifying
Russian усиле́ние, интенсифика́ция
- усиле́ние (usilénije)act or process of intensifying
- интенсифика́ция (intɛnsifikácija)act or process of intensifying
Spanish intensificación
- intensificaciónact or process of intensifying
Tagalog pagpapatindi, pagsasakatindihan
- pagpapatindiact or process of intensifying
- pagsasakatindihanact or process of intensifying
Ukrainian інтенсифіка́ція
- інтенсифіка́ція (intensyfikácija)act or process of intensifying
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with intensification
Cite this entry
intensification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intensification
“intensification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intensification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intensification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intensification.
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