Thesaurus: heighten

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1. v. t. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
2. v. t. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint.
3. v. become more extreme
4. v. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
5. v. increase the level of
6. v. increase the height of
7. v. make (one's senses) more acute
8. v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
9. 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. "To heighten our confusion." Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. Hawthorne.
10. v:100 v. become more extreme v. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity v. increase the height of