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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Heighten \Height"en\ (h[imac]t"'n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr & vb n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 2. 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. ``To heighten our confusion.'' --Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. --Hawthorne. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: heighten v 1: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: {rise}] 2: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest" 3: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" [syn: {enhance}, {raise}] 4: increase the height of 5: make more acute; as of one's senses "This drug will sharpen your vision" [syn: {sharpen}] 6: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness" [syn: {intensify}, {compound}, {deepen}]
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