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Definition of intensifier noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

intensifier

noun

/ɪnˈtensɪfaɪə(r)/

/ɪnˈtensɪfaɪər/

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a word, especially an adjective or an adverb, for example so or very, that makes the meaning of another word stronger

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