Heighten (Verb)
Meaning 1
Increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Become more extreme; "The tension heightened".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Meaning 5
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Hypernyms
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Meaning 6
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..