heighten en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/
- [ˈhaɪ̯tn̩]
- [ˈhaɪ̯ʔn̩]
Etymology
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).
Meanings
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To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, is being heightened by one metre in a £3.6 million project to reduce delays caused by flooding.
2021 June 2, “Network News: Cambrian Line bridge is raised”, in RAIL, number 932, page 23:
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To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
the excitement heightened
to heighten awareness
to heighten a flavor or a tint
“That’s heightened by the impact of climate change,” she added.
to heighten tension
to heighten beauty
If Mr Brown chooses, he could raise his estimate of the economy's "trend" rate of growth in the coming years and so heighten his hopes of tax revenues.
2006 December 6, Ashley Seager, “Employment rise gives chancellor a boost”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heightened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| heightened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| heightening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| heightens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
heightener · heighten up · reheighten · overheighten
Translations (44)
pt aumentar (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · ru повы́сить (to make higher) · eo plialtigi (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · is hækka (to make higher) · eo plialtigi (to make higher) · cmn 提高 (to make higher) · hu magasít (to make higher) · hu súlyosbít (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · ga ardaigh (to make higher) · hu feljebb/magasabbra emel (to make higher) · eo akrigi (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · enm heightenen (to make higher) · enm enhauncen (to make higher) · fi korostaa (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · eo altigi (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · ru повыша́ть (to make higher) · nl opsmukken (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · hu megemel (to make higher) · hu megmagasít (to make higher) · bg издигам (to make higher) · ru повыша́ться (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · fa بالا بردن (to make higher) · ru повы́ситься (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · bg повишавам (to make higher) · hu fokoz (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · fr hausser (to make higher) · bg усилвам (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · nl verhogen (to make higher) · bg повишавам (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · hu megnövel (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · nl aandikken (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · mi whakatiketike (to make higher) · fr hausser (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · es amplificar (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · sv förhöja (to make higher) · eo altigi (to make higher) · es elevar (to make higher) · pt elevar (to make higher) · ca aixecar (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · es realzar (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · hu felfokoz (to augment, aggravate, intensify) · fi korottaa (to make higher) · mi whakateitei (to make higher) · es intensificar (to augment, aggravate, intensify)