Cheer and Intensify

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Cheer verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

Usage example: let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little

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Intensify is an antonym for cheer.

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

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Cheer is an antonym for intensify.

death	cheer death	intensify death
moment	cheer moment	intensify moment

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Intensify and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/intensify

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