Heighten
11heighten — height|en [ˈhaıtn] v [I and T] if something heightens a feeling, effect etc, or if a feeling etc heightens, it becomes stronger or increases = ↑intensify →↑strengthen ▪ There are fears that the march will heighten racial tension. ▪ Increased… …
12heighten — UK [ˈhaɪt(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms heighten : present tense I/you/we/they heighten he/she/it heightens present participle heightening past tense heightened past participle heightened if something heightens a feeling or… …
13heighten — verb a) To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. b) To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a… …
14heighten — height|en [ haıtn ] verb intransitive or transitive if something heightens a feeling or emotion, or a feeling or emotion heightens, it becomes stronger: An educational effort to heighten awareness about global warming is currently underway. ╾… …
15heighten — height•en [[t]ˈhaɪt n[/t]] v. t. 1) to increase the degree or amount of; augment 2) to strengthen, deepen, or intensify: to heighten one s awareness[/ex] 3) to increase the height of; make higher 4) to bring out the important features of, as in a …
16heighten — verb (heightened; heightening) Date: 1523 transitive verb 1. a. to increase the amount or degree of ; augment b. to make brighter or more intense ; deepen c. to bring out more strongly ; point up …
17heighten — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, add to, agent provocateur, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annoy, augment, beef up, better, blow up, boost, build, build up, buoy up, cast up, complicate, compound, concentrate, condense, consolidate,… …
18heighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [Increase] Syn. sharpen, redouble, emphasize; see increase 1 , intensify , strengthen . 2. [Raise] Syn. uplift, elevate, lift; see raise 1 . See Synonym Study at intensify . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. increase,… …
19heighten — [[t]ha͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] heightens, heightening, heightened V ERG If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity. [V n] The move has heightened tension in the state... [V n] These latest… …
20heighten — height·en || haɪtn v. raise, elevate; increase, intensify, enhance; grow …
