Activate and Intensify

Activate

Activate verb - To cause to function.

Intensify and activate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intensify" instead a verb "Activate".

Intensify

Intensify verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

Activate and intensify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Activate" instead a verb "Intensify".

Common collocations

power activate power intensify power
effect activate effect intensify effect
powers activate powers intensify powers
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