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height·en
 heighten
- pronunciation:
- haI
t
 n
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
heightened, heightening, heightens |
| definition 1: |
to make higher.
I heightened the basketball hoop by raising the pole.- antonyms:
- lower
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| definition 2: |
to make stronger or more intense; add to.
A drum roll heightened the excitement as we waited for the acrobats to do their most daring trick.- antonyms:
- dampen, reduce
- similar words:
- intensify, strengthen
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| definition 3: |
to become stronger or greater in degree.
The more he thought about how unfair his parents had been, the more his anger heightened.- similar words:
- intensify, rise
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| related words: |
aggravate, augment, better, boost, build, compound, enhance, enrich |
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