Definisjon av heighten

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Verb

heighten - become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
rise
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
heighten - make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
elevate, bring up, get up, lift, raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
heighten - 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"
intensify, compound, deepen
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
heat up, hot up, screw up make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
fan make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
enhance, heighten, raise increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
amplify increase the volume of; "amplify sound"
sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
heighten, sharpen make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
heighten - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
enhance, raise
deepen, intensify, compound, heighten become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
potentiate increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug"
heighten - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
sharpen
deepen, intensify, compound, heighten become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
subtilise, subtilize make (senses) more keen
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Verb

heighten - To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
heighten - To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) heighten
  • Presens: heighten / heightens
  • Preteritum: heightened
  • Perfektum: (have) heightened

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