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[ verb ] increase
Examples "This will enhance your enjoyment" "heighten the tension" Used in print (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)Many will add that we may find our enjoyment heightened by our understanding . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
Examples "heightened interest" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution,...)This strategy heightened the possibility that we would have a nuclear war . Related terms |
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[ verb ] increase the height of
Examples "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Examples "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness" "This event only deepened my convictions" |
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