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Definition of Heighten

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

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

3. Verb. Increase. "Heighten the tension"

4. Verb. Increase the height of. "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

5. Verb. Make (one's senses) more acute. "This drug will sharpen your vision"

6. Verb. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. "This event only deepened my convictions"

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 heiduks 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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