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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]: heightening adj 1: rising progressively; "the building suspense"; "the heightening drama" [syn: {building(a)}, {heightening(a)}] 2: reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears" [syn: {heightening(a)}]
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