| VERB | perception | change intensity | increase / increase or decrease in intensity |
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| Meaning | increase / increase or decrease in intensity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Narrower | dim, dip | switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam |
| louden | Become louder | |
| quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | Become quiet or quieter | |
| sharpen | make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper / sharper | |
| soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | cambiar la intensidad | |
| Catalan | canviar la intensitat | |
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