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English verb: heighten | |||
| 1. | heighten (change) become more extreme | ||
| Samples | The tension heightened. | ||
| Synonyms | rise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| 2. | heighten (change) make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity | ||
| Samples | Heightened interest. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| 3. | heighten (change) increase | ||
| Samples | This will enhance your enjoyment. Heighten the tension. | ||
| Synonyms | enhance, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compound, deepen, heighten, intensify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | potentiate | ||
| 4. | heighten (motion) increase the height of | ||
| Samples | The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | ||
| 5. | heighten (change) make (one's senses) more acute | ||
| Samples | This drug will sharpen your vision. | ||
| Synonyms | sharpen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compound, deepen, heighten, intensify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | subtilise, subtilize | ||
| 6. | heighten (change) make more intense, stronger, or more marked | ||
| Samples | The efforts were intensified. Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her. Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness. This event only deepened my convictions. | ||
| Synonyms | compound, deepen, intensify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amplify, enhance, fan, heat up, heighten, heighten, hot up, raise, screw up, sharpen, sharpen | ||
| Cause | deepen, intensify | ||
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