heighten

height·en  (htn)

v. height·ened, height·en·ing, height·ens

v.tr.

1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.

2. To make high or higher; raise.

v.intr.

1. To rise or increase in quantity or degree; intensify.

2. To become high or higher; rise.

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heighten·er n.

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heighten [ˈhaɪt^ən]

vb

1. to make or become high or higher

2. to make or become more extreme or intense

heightened  adj

heightener  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	heighten - become more extreme; "The tension heightened" rise increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	2.	heighten - make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	3.	heighten - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" enhance, raise 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"
	4.	heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	5.	heighten - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" sharpen 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" subtilise, subtilize - make (senses) more keen
	6.	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" compound, deepen, intensify increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" screw up, hot up, heat up - make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" fan - make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred" enhance, heighten, raise - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" amplify - increase the volume of; "amplify sound" sharpen - make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments" heighten, sharpen - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"

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heighten

verb intensify, increase, add to, improve, strengthen, enhance, sharpen, aggravate, magnify, amplify, augment The move has heightened tension in the state.

Translations

heighten [ˈhaɪtn]

A. VT

1. (= increase) → aumentar, acrecentar

2. (= enhance) → realzar, hacer destacar

B. VI (fig) → aumentarse

heighten [ˈhaɪt^ən] vt

(= increase) [+ awareness, tension, concern, interest] → augmenter

[+ blood pressure] → augmenter

heighten

vt (= raise) → höherstellen or -machen; (= emphasize) colour etc → hervorheben; (Med) fever → steigen lassen, erhöhen; intensity → steigern; colour, feelings, anger, love, ambition → verstärken; passions, fear, fitness, effect, tension → verstärken, erhöhen; with heightened colour (Brit) or color (US) → mit (hoch)rotem Gesicht; heightened awareness → erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit

vi (fig: = increase) → wachsen, größer or stärker werden

heighten [ˈhaɪtn] vt (raise) → alzare; (increase) → far aumentare; (enhance, effect) → mettere in risalto, accrescere; (experience) → rendere più intenso/a

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heighten [ˈhaɪtn] vt (raise) → alzare; (increase) → far aumentare; (enhance, effect) → mettere in risalto, accrescere; (experience) → rendere più intenso/a