heighten
English
Etymology
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪtən/
- Rhymes: -aɪtən
Verb
heighten (third-person singular simple present heightens, present participle heightening, simple past and past participle heightened)
- To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
- to heighten beauty
- to heighten a flavor or a tint
- to heighten his awareness
- “That’s heightened by the impact of climate change,” she added.
- 2006 December 6, Ashley Seager, “Employment rise gives chancellor a boost”, in The Guardian:
- If Mr Brown chooses, he could raise his estimate of the economy's "trend" rate of growth in the coming years and so heighten his hopes of tax revenues.
Translations
to make higher
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to augment, aggravate, intensify
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