heighten
(verb)
verb
1. become more extreme
- The tension heightened
Similar word(s): rise
Definition categories: change, increase
2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
- heightened interest
Definition categories: change, increase
3. increase
- heighten the tension
Similar word(s): enhance, raise
Definition categories: change, compound, deepen, heighten, intensify
4. increase the height of
- The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars
Definition categories: motion, elevate, lift, raise
5. make (one's senses) more acute
Similar word(s): sharpen
Definition categories: change, compound, deepen, heighten, intensify
6. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
Similar word(s): compound, deepen, intensify
Definition categories: change, increase
Sentences with heighten as a verb:
- to heighten beauty
- to heighten a flavor or a tint