Definition of Heighten

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Heighten

To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

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.

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Heighten Quotations

If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.
John Drinkwater

I wanted to make the violence beautiful in order to heighten our revulsion.
Edward Hall

I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama.
Greg Louganis

Heighten Translations

heighten in Dutch is verergeren, aandikken
heighten in French is rehaussons, rehaussent, rehaussez, aggraver
heighten in Spanish is agrandar

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