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height·en
 heighten
- pronunciation:
- haI
t
 n
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
heightened, heightening, heightens |
| definition 1: |
to make higher.
- antonyms:
- lower
- similar words:
- rise
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| definition 2: |
to make more intense or increase the degree or amount of.
The drug heightened his pleasure.Her errors heightened his fears.- antonyms:
- dampen, reduce
- similar words:
- elevate, exasperate, intensify, strengthen, thicken
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| definition 3: |
to cause the patterns or features of to become clearer, as in a visual image such as a photograph.
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| related words: |
accent, aggrandize, aggravate, augment, better, boost, build, compound, elevate, enhance, enrich, magnify |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become higher.
- similar words:
- rise, thicken
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| definition 2: |
to become more intense or greater in degree.
- similar words:
- intensify, rise
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| related words: |
build |
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