Heighten Definition

hītn
heightened, heightening, heightens
verb
heightened, heightening, heightens
To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.
American Heritage
To bring or come to a high or higher position; raise or rise.
Webster's New World
To make or become larger, greater, stronger, brighter, etc.; increase; intensify.
Webster's New World
To rise or increase in quantity or degree; intensify.
American Heritage
To become high or higher; rise.
American Heritage
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Origin of Heighten

  • From height +‎ -en.

    From Wiktionary

Heighten Sentence Examples

  • These are cleverly employed in order to heighten the impression of its instability.

  • Its criminal employment is usually intended to heighten sexual desire, and has frequently led to death.

  • The company is working with Global Vision 2020 in order to heighten awareness of the issue around the world.

  • The 16th Aventiure, describing this hunt and the murder of Siegfried, is perhaps the most powerful scene in all medieval epic. To heighten the effect of the tragic climax the poet begins with a description of the hunting, and describes the high spirits of Siegfried, who captures a wild boar, rides back with it to camp, and there lets it loose to the great discomfiture of the cooks.

  • Jule's wariness made his senses heighten.

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Words Starting With

HHEHEI

Words Ending With

NENTEN

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Words Starting With H and Ending With N

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With H8 Letter Words Ending With N