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v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

intensify, deepen

v. become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

intensify, compound, heighten, deepen

v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

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worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

climb, climb up, mount, go up

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

sharpen

v. make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

embitter, envenom, acerbate

v. cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

poison, envenom

v. add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"

grate

v. furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"

sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify

v. make sour or more sour

hike, hike up, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

rocket

v. propel with a rocket

intensify, compound, heighten, deepen

v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

magnify, amplify

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

rise, go up, climb

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

leap, jump

v. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

strengthen, beef up, fortify

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

stimulate, excite

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

magnify, amplify

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

intensify

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

complicate, perplex

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

bring out, set off

v. direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"

strengthen, beef up, fortify

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

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de-escalate, weaken, step down

v. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

limit, circumscribe, confine

v. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

temper, season, mollify

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

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