heighten in English dictionary

  • heighten

    Meanings and definitions of "heighten"

    • To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
    • 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 tint.
    • verb
      To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
    • verb
      To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
    • to make higher
    • to augment, aggravate, intensify
    • verb
      become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
    • verb
      increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
    • verb
      increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
    • verb
      make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
    • verb
      make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
    • verb
      make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"

    Synonyms of "heighten" in English dictionary

    elevate, get up, raise are the top synonyms of "heighten" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of heighten

    • heighten ( third-person singular simple present heightens, present participle heightening, simple past and past participle heightened)
    • heighten (third-person singular simple present heightens, present participle heightening, simple past and past participle heightened)

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