- 1. v. t. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. v. become more extreme Source: wordnet
- 4. v. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity Source: wordnet
- 5. v. increase the level of Source: wordnet
- 6. v. increase the height of Source: wordnet
- 7. v. make (one's senses) more acute Source: wordnet
- 8. v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 10. v:100 v. become more extreme v. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity v. increase the height of Source: ecdict
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