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heighten

/'haɪtən/

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verb
make (one's senses) more acute
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sharpen

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intensify deepen compound
verb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
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"Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"

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compound deepen intensify

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increase
verb
become more extreme
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"The tension heightened"

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rise

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increase
verb
increase
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"heighten the tension"

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enhance raise

type of:
intensify deepen compound
verb
increase the height of
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"The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

type of:
lift elevate bring up raise get up
verb
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
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"heightened interest"

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increase

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