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heighten [ˈhaɪtən] vb
1. to make or become high or higher 2. to make or become more extreme or intense heightened adj heightener n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
heighten Translations 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 heighten [ˈhaɪtn] vt (raise) → alzare; (increase) → far aumentare; (enhance, effect) → mettere in risalto, accrescere; (experience) → rendere più intenso/a heighten [ˈhaɪtn] vt (raise) → alzare; (increase) → far aumentare; (enhance, effect) → mettere in risalto, accrescere; (experience) → rendere più intenso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With reflections of this nature she usually, as has been hinted, accompanied every act of compliance with her brother's inclinations; and surely nothing could more contribute to heighten the merit of this compliance than a declaration that she knew, at the same time, the folly and unreasonableness of those inclinations to which she submitted. There were certain outline illustrations in it, which were very good in the cold Flaxman manner, and helped largely to heighten the fascination of the poems for me. The rush of the water and the booming of the mill bring a dreamy deafness, which seems to heighten the peacefulness of the scene. |
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