Enhance

  • 21enhance — [14] To enhance something is literally to ‘make it higher’. The word comes via Anglo Norman enhauncer from Old French enhaucer, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *inaltiāre ‘raise’. This was a verb formed from the Latin intensive prefix in and the… …

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  • 22Enhance Herts — is the name of a charity (originally called the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Charitable Fund) which was founded to provide the extras that make all the difference extra equipment, better facilities and new research and education for… …

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  • 23enhance the degree of — index appreciate (increase) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24enhance — transitive verb (enhanced; enhancing) Etymology: Middle English enhauncen, from Anglo French enhaucer, enhauncer, from Vulgar Latin *inaltiare, from Latin in + altus high more at old Date: 13th century 1. obsolete raise 2. heighten, increase; …

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  • 25enhance — enhancement, n. enhancive, adj. /en hans , hahns /, v.t., enhanced, enhancing. 1. to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candelight enhanced her beauty. 2. to raise the value or price of: Rarity enhances the worth of old coins.… …

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  • 26enhance — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, acculturate, add to, adorn, advance, agent provocateur, aggravate, ameliorate, amend, amplify, annoy, augment, beautify, become, beef up, better, blow up, boost, bring forward, build up, civilize,… …

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  • 27enhance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. intensify; exaggerate; advance, augment, increase, elevate. See exaggeration, improvement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. intensify, heighten, magnify, flatter; see become 2 , improve 1 , intensify . See… …

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  • 28enhance — v. a. RG. 458 …

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  • 29enhance — en·hance || ɪn hɑːns v. increase; intensify; improve; raise the value of …

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  • 30enhance — [ɪn hα:ns, hans, ɛn ] verb improve the quality, value, or extent of. Derivatives enhancement noun enhancer noun Origin ME (orig. in the sense elevate ): from Anglo Norman Fr. enhauncer, based on L. in (expressing intensive force) + altus high …

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