action that makes something stronger or more extreme
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the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
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Intensification \In*ten`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.
Among whites, the far-right Conservative Party, which depicts even minimal reforms by the government as surrender to the black majority, is campaigning vigorously for an intensification of apartheid.
But leaders of southern African states, led by the Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, had made clear to Mr dos Santos that they regarded the recent intensification of fighting as a breach of the negotiating process.
Increased U.S. military presence in Bolivia is part of an intensification of the anti-drug war, encouraged by promises of aid from Washington.
Particularly important is the intensification of the long feud between Iraq and Syria, which backed Iran in the eight-year Persian Gulf war.
Trying to raise capital by selling stock in Bank of California would mark an intensification of the aggressive competition for fresh money among Japanese banks.
Mr Hepher promised an intensification of the marketing campaign aimed at the residential sector.
Severe storms tend to have a much higher share of intra-cloud lightning than smaller storms, Rust explained, adding that this seems to be associated with intensification of the circulation in the storm and possibly with formation of tornadoes.
It is, no doubt, yet another indication of the intensification of the battle for ratings that this year there seem to be nearly as many new series opening in early summer as we would normally expect in early autumn.