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- pronunciation:
- haI
t
 n
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
heightens, heightening, heightened |
| definition 1: |
to make higher.
The work table was rather high, so she heightened her chair.Scarcity of the products heightened their price.- antonyms:
- lower
- similar words:
- rise
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| definition 2: |
to make more intense or increase the degree or amount of.
Rather than lessening his anxiety, the drug actually heightened it.Being able to help other people heightened his pleasure in life.- antonyms:
- dampen, reduce
- similar words:
- elevate, exasperate, intensify, strengthen
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| definition 3: |
to cause the patterns or features of (something) 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
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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 |
adverb + (v.)heighten
dramatically, greatly, merely, only, surely, thereby
(v.)heighten
+ adverb
simultaneously
(v.)heighten
+ noun
alertness,
allure,
anger,
anticipation,
anxiety,
appeal,
appreciation,
arousal,
atmosphere,
attraction,
awareness,
bitterness,
complexity,
concentration,
concern,
conflict,
consciousness,
contrast,
controversy,
crisis,
danger,
desire,
difficulty,
discontent,
drama,
echo,
embarrassment,
emotion,
enjoyment,
enthusiasm,
excitement,
experience,
fantasy,
fear,
flavor,
friction,
horror,
illusion,
impact,
importance,
impression,
insecurity,
instability,
intensity,
interest,
involvement,
isolation,
joy,
likelihood,
mood,
motivation,
mystery,
perception,
pleasure,
potential,
probability,
profile,
prospect,
quality,
realism,
resentment,
resistance,
risk,
salience,
scrutiny,
security,
sensation,
sense,
sensitivity,
sentiment,
sheen,
significance,
skepticism,
stress,
suspense,
suspicion,
tension,
thrill,
unease,
urgency,
visibility,
vulnerability
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