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intensifier

in·ten·si·fier

uncommon

noun

1.

a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

  • “up”
  • “finished up”
  • “;”
  • “in”
  • “t know”
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Origin

From intensify + -er; from the most common use of such terms, to intensify an adjective.

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