Vocabulary
Intensification
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action of making or becoming more intense.
Urdu meaning
شدت، تیز کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But present computer technology is only an intensification of mid-20th-century innovations, and AGI (artificial general intelligence), according to real scientists, is decades away, if it can ever be realised.
Dawn Editorials —
The eventless 21st century
— 2025-12-29
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These can have the effect of consolidating power, as the desire to crush the opposition can lead to an intensification of political targeting andcrackdowns.
Dawn Editorials —
Political revenge
— 2025-09-15
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With unchecked deforestation we are wilfully putting ourselves in harm`s way, contributing to intensification of disasters and exposing more people to risks.
Dawn Editorials —
Nature`s payback
— 2025-08-17
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The past few months have seen an intensification of militant violence in KP.
Dawn Editorials —
The drone challenge
— 2025-08-10
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In both of the mountainous highlands of KP and GilgitBaltistan (GB), we have been warned to expect intensification of glacial lake outburst floods, the flash flooding caused by permanent glacier melt.
Dawn Editorials —
Ecocide & class war
— 2025-07-04
Synonyms
escalation, stepping up, boosting, increase, pickup, build-up, sharpening, strengthening
Curator example
“the intensification of the conflict”
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