Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disintensify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-in-ten-si-fy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make less intense.

Example Sentences

"All the same, Of absolute and irretrievable And all-subduing black, — black's soul of black Beyond white's power to disintensify, — Of that I saw no sample : such may wreck My life and ruin my philosophy"
"You know Susie'll have to be told to disintensify her soul-huntin', for religion even isn't an excuse for saying that a man'll become a cockatrice."
"They may also choose to disintensify, neutralize, or dramatize different types of facial expressions to achieve specific interaction outcomes or goals in their particular culture."

Etymology

From dis- + intense + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis
Suffix: intense

Inflected Forms

disintensifies (present, singular) disintensifying (participle, present) disintensified (participle, past) disintensified (past)

Synonyms

deintensify

Questions

What does disintensify mean?: To make less intense.
Where does disintensify come from?: From dis- + intense + -ify.

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