heighten

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heighten Definition

• (v) become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
• (v) make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
• (v) increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
• (v) increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
• (v) make (one''s senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
• (v) make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

heighten Synonyms

• compound
• deepen
• enhance
• heighten
• intensify
• raise
• rise
• sharpen