intensifier

/ɪnˌtɛnsəˈfaɪər/
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Other forms: intensifiers

Definitions of intensifier
  1. noun
    a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
    “`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier”
    “`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier”
    synonyms: intensive
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    type of:
    modifier, qualifier
    a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
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