Definition of Heighten

1. Verb. Become more extreme. "The tension heightened"

Exact synonyms: Rise
Generic synonyms: Increase
Derivative terms: Rise

2. Verb. Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity. "Heightened interest"
Generic synonyms: Increase

3. Verb. Increase. "Heighten the tension"
Exact synonyms: Enhance, Raise
Generic synonyms: Compound, Deepen, Intensify
Specialized synonyms: Potentiate
Derivative terms: Enhancive

4. Verb. Increase the height of. "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
Generic synonyms: Bring Up, Elevate, Get Up, Lift, Raise

5. Verb. Make (one's senses) more acute. "This drug will sharpen your vision"
Exact synonyms: Sharpen
Generic synonyms: Compound, Deepen, Intensify
Specialized synonyms: Subtilise, Subtilize

6. Verb. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. "This event only deepened my convictions"
Exact synonyms: Compound, Deepen, Intensify
Generic synonyms: Increase
Causes: Deepen, Intensify
Specialized synonyms: Heat Up, Hot Up, Screw Up, Fan, Enhance, Raise, Amplify, Sharpen, Sharpen
Derivative terms: Intensification, Intensifier, Intensity

Definition of Heighten

1. v. t. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

Definition of Heighten

1. Verb. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. ¹

2. Verb. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heighten

1. to raise [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: raise

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heighten

heiducks
heiducs
heiduk
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heifer
heiferette
heiferettes
heifers
heigh
heigh-ho
height-length index
height above average terrain
height of contour
height vertigo
heighten (current term)
heightened
heightener
heighteners
heightening
heightening(a)
heightens
heightfield
heightfields
heighth
heighths
heightism
heightisms
heightist
heightless

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