Intensify and Instigate

Intensify

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

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

Instigate

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

Intensify and instigate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intensify" instead a verb "Instigate".

Common collocations

feeling intensify feeling instigate feeling
relationship intensify relationship instigate relationship
conflict intensify conflict instigate conflict
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