Search Result:heighten
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋhaItN 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊhaitn 〕
Overview of verb heighten
The verb heighten has 6 senses
- heighten, rise -- (become more extreme; "The tension heightened")
- heighten -- (make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest")
- enhance, heighten, raise -- (increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension")
- heighten -- (increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars")
- sharpen, heighten -- (make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision")
- intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (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")