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intensificare

to intensify

verb een-ten-see-fee-KAH-reh Rare

Also means

to step up

Usage Note

Intensificare takes avere as its auxiliary. The reflexive intensificarsi means 'to grow more intense' without an expressed agent — il traffico si intensifica (traffic intensifies). The verb is common in journalism and formal speech when describing worsening situations or increased efforts.

Examples

"Il governo vuole intensificare i controlli."

Natural Translation

The government wants to step up checks.

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