heighten

Object

• tension: He adds they will only heighten tensions in the region.
• awareness: In the future, ABI will be looking to heighten public awareness to coastal flood risk.
• suspense: Perhaps it's purpose is to create suspicion to heighten suspense.
• anticipation: Snow levels dropped all the way to the valley floor, heightening anticipation for the ski resort's scheduled opening on Nov. 23.
• speculation: Persimmon's recent comments regarding industry consolidation will only heighten speculation that Crest remains a genuine bid target.
• enjoyment: This particular trick heightened the evenings enjoyment no end.

Subject

• fact: The tragedy of Korea is further heightened by the fact that its military action is confined to its territorial limits.
• manner: Relevant questions are: has your client's sense of injury been heightened by the manner in which the discrimination was carried out?

Modifying Another Word

• considerably: Once I'd seen the cross of sacrifice in the very front of the churchyard, my interest was considerably heightened!
• greatly: In particular, the number of fatalities ( 21 ) greatly heightened public concern about food safety.
• merely: Is the bar a place of conviviality or does it merely heighten, rather than lighten, the encircling gloom of the street outside?
• thus: Small plants can be squeezed between larger ones thus heightening the affect of a combination.
• significantly: The employment of an Arts Development Officer has significantly heightened the profile of the arts and its contribution to the Boro.
• only: He adds they will only heighten tensions in the region.

Used with why or when

• when: In fact, the whole inner court was flattened and heightened when the Saxon Shore fort was erected.

Present participle complement

• follow: These worries may be heightened following alarmist media headlines.

Preposition: of

• tension: The strike led to a heightening of political tensions in the region.

Preposition: with

• gold: The whole intermixed with Cupids, and a variety of flowers heightened with gold.

Preposition: by

• fact: The tragedy of Korea is further heightened by the fact that its military action is confined to its territorial limits.
• manner: Relevant questions are: has your client's sense of injury been heightened by the manner in which the discrimination was carried out?