The action of making or becoming more intense. The intensification of the storm caused widespread damage across the region.
An increase in the strength or magnitude of something. The intensification of the debate led to more heated discussions among the participants.
In linguistics, the process of strengthening the meaning of a word or phrase, typically by adding an intensifier. In the sentence "He was really tired," the adverb "really" functions in the intensification of the adjective "tired."