1. heighten - verb
· become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
Synonym(s): rise
Hypernym(s): increase
2. heighten - verb
· make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
Hypernym(s): increase
3. heighten - verb
· increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
Hypernym(s): intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
4. heighten - verb
· increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
Hypernym(s): raise, lift, elevate, get_up, bring_up
5. heighten - verb
· make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
Synonym(s): sharpen
Hypernym(s): intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
6. heighten - verb
· make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
Synonym(s): intensify, compound, deepen
Hypernym(s): increase
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