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enhance
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en·hance  (n-hns)
tr.v. en·hanced, en·hanc·ing, en·hanc·es
1. To make greater, as in value, beauty, or effectiveness; augment.
2. To provide with improved, advanced, or sophisticated features: computer software enhanced with cutting-edge functionalities.

[Middle English enhauncen, from Anglo-Norman enhauncer, variant of Old French enhaucier, from Vulgar Latin *inaltire, from Late Latin inaltre : Latin in-, causative pref.; see en-1 + Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]

en·hancement n.
en·hancer n.
en·hancive adj.

enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns]
vb
(tr) to intensify or increase in quality, value, power, etc.; improve; augment
[from Old French enhaucier, from en-1 + haucier to raise, from Vulgar Latin altiāre (unattested), from Latin altus high]
enhancement  n
enhancer  n
enhancive  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.enhance - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
compound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
potentiate - increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug"
2.enhance - make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
follow up - increase the effectiveness or success of by further action; "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation"
touch up, retouch - alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"

enhance
Translations
enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns] VT [+ beauty, attraction] → realzar, dar realce a; [+ position, reputation, chances] → mejorar; [+ value, powers] → aumentar

enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns] vt (= improve) [+ place] → mettre en valeur; [+ painting] → mettre en valeur, rehausser; [+ quality] → améliorer; [+ appearance, beauty] → mettre en valeur; [+ enjoyment] → augmenter; [+ position] → améliorer; [+ reputation] → accroître

enhance
vtverbessern; price, value, attraction, chanceserhöhen

enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns] vt (beauty, attraction) → valorizzare; (position, reputation) → migliorare; (chances, value) → aumentare, accrescere
enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns] vt (beauty, attraction) → valorizzare; (position, reputation) → migliorare; (chances, value) → aumentare, accrescere

enhance
v enhance [inˈhaːns]
to make to appear greater or better. verhoog, versterk يُعَزِّز، يَزيدُ جمال الشَّيء повишавам zvýšit, zhodnotit forstørre; forbedre erhöhen αυξάνω, μεγεθύνω realzar, acrecentar, aumentar tõstma, suurendama بهسازی کردن parannella mettre en valeur לְהַגדִיל बढ़ाना poboljšati növel meningkatkan auka, bæta við aumentare, accrescere 高める 강화하다 pakelti, (su)stiprinti, pagerinti pastiprināt; vairot memperkuatkan intensiveren forsterke, forøke wzmagać, polepszyć realçar a pune în valoare усиливать zvýšiť povečati, poudariti poboljšati förbättra ทำให้ดีเพิ่มขึ้น arttırmak 美化,提高 посилювати; підвищувати خصوصیات میں اضافہ کرنا nâng cao


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