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heighten

/ heighten /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
"heightened interest"
Type of:
increase
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
become more extreme
"The tension heightened"
Type of:
increase
Derived:
rise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
increase the height of
"The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
Type of:
raise lift elevate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
increase
"This will enhance your enjoyment"
"heighten the tension"
Type of:
intensify compound deepen
Kinds of:
potentiate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
make (one''s senses) more acute
"This drug will sharpen your vision"
Type of:
intensify compound deepen
Kinds of:
subtilize subtilise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
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"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
heat up hot up screw up fan enhance
Derived:
intensity intensiveness intensification intensifier intensive
Causes:
intensify deepen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
2
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increase raise lift elevate intensify compound deepen potentiate subtilize subtilise heat up hot up