How do you pronounce "intensify"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ/ (in-TEHNS-i-feye). In British English: /ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪ/ (int-EHNS-if-eye). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ/ (in-TEHNS-i-feye). In Australian English: /ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪ/ (int-EHNS-if-eye).

Is "intensify" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ/ (in-TEHNS-i-feye), while in British English it's /ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪ/ (int-EHNS-if-eye).

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intensify

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/ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ/

in-TEHNS-i-feye

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ɪnin·tɛnsten·ɪsi·faɪfy

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