noun. The act of intensifying or of making intense.

noun. Specifically In photography, the process of thickening or rendering more opaque the chemical deposits in the film of a picture.

noun. The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

noun. The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

noun. the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)

noun. action that makes something stronger or more extreme

"Paula intensified remarkably quickly, setting a modern record for the fastest intensification from the issuance of the first advisory to hurricane strength."

increase  step-up  

Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  

abolishment  betterment  collectivization  electro-optical  escalation  

accelerando  acceleration  aggravation  amplification  annoyance