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  • 21sharpen — v. a. 1. Edge, make keen, point. 2. Make eager. 3. Sharp, make shrill. 4. Intensify, make more intense …

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  • 22strengthen — I. v. a. 1. Make strong, make stronger, give strength to, add strength to. 2. Fortify. 3. Harden, brace, nerve, steel. 4. Intensify, make more intense. 5. Invigorate, impart health to. 6. Animate, encourage, fix in resolution. 7 …

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  • 23concentrate — con·cen·trate || kÉ’nsÉ™ntreɪt v. focus, pay attention; collect in one place; make stronger, make more intense …

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  • 24concentrated — con·cen·trat·ed || kÉ‘nsntreɪtɪd / kÉ’n adj. gathered together into one place; strengthened, intensified con·cen·trate || kÉ’nsÉ™ntreɪt v. focus, pay attention; collect in one place; make stronger, make more intense …

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  • 25concentrates — con·cen·trate || kÉ’nsÉ™ntreɪt v. focus, pay attention; collect in one place; make stronger, make more intense …

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  • 26concentrating — adj. focusing, centralizing con·cen·trate || kÉ’nsÉ™ntreɪt v. focus, pay attention; collect in one place; make stronger, make more intense …

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  • 27deepen — [v1] make depth greater dig, dig out, dredge, excavate, expand, extend, hollow, scoop out, scrape out; concept 250 Ant. fill deepen [v2] make more intense aggravate, develop, enhance, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, intensate, intensify …

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  • 28exacerbate — [eg zas′ər bāt΄, igzas′ər bāt΄] vt. exacerbated, exacerbating [< L exacerbatus, pp. of exacerbare, to exasperate, make angry < ex , intens. + acerbus, bitter: see ACERBITY] 1. to make more intense or sharp; aggravate (disease, pain,… …

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  • 29heat up — verb 1. gain heat or get hot (Freq. 1) The room heated up quickly • Syn: ↑heat, ↑hot up • Ant: ↑cool (for: ↑heat) …

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  • 30To tone down — Tone Tone, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toning}.] 1. To utter with an affected tone. [1913 Webster] 2. To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See {Tune}, v. t. [1913 Webster] 3. (Photog.) To bring, as a print, to a… …

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