heighten
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/, [ˈhaɪ̯tn̩], [ˈhaɪ̯ʔn̩]
heighten (heightens, present participle heightening; simple past and past participle heightened)
- To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
- to heighten beauty
- to heighten a flavor or a tint
- to heighten awareness
- to heighten tension
- the excitement heightened
- “That’s heightened by the impact of climate change,” she added.
- French: hausser
- Portuguese: aumentar
- Russian: повыша́ться
- Spanish: realzar
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