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intensifier
noun
A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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noun
A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
“‘up’ in ‘finished up’ is an intensifier”
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‘up’ in ‘finished up’ is an intensifier
‘honestly’ in ‘I honestly don't know’ is an intensifier
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