How to Say "to heighten" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to heighten” is “intensificar” — B1 level.
Examples
El equipo decidió intensificar los entrenamientos antes de la final.
The team decided to step up their training sessions before the final.
La lluvia se va a intensificar durante la noche.
The rain is going to intensify during the night.
Debemos intensificar nuestra búsqueda de soluciones.
We must heighten our search for solutions.
Spelling Change Alert
In the past tense (Preterite) 'yo' form and all 'wish/command' forms (Subjunctive), the 'c' changes to 'qu' to keep the hard 'K' sound. For example: 'yo intensifiqué' instead of 'intensificé'.
Using 'se' with Intensificar
When an action becomes more intense on its own (like a storm or a smell), we often add 'se' at the end: 'El olor se intensifica' (The smell is getting stronger).
The 'C' to 'QU' spelling error
Mistake: “Yo intensificé mis estudios.”
Correction: Yo intensifiqué mis estudios. You need the 'qu' because a 'c' followed by an 'e' makes a soft 'S' sound in Spanish, and we want to keep the 'K' sound from the original word.
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