Heighten Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Heighten

Meaning 1 : make (one's senses) more acute

    Synonyms : sharpen
Meaning 2 : make more intense, stronger, or more marked

    Example : Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness

    Synonyms : compound,  deepen,  intensify
Meaning 3 : become more extreme

    Example : The tension heightened

    Synonyms : rise
Meaning 4 : increase

    Example : heighten the tension

    Synonyms : enhance,  raise
Meaning 5 : increase the height of

    Example : The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars

Meaning 6 : make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

    Example : heightened interest


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