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Definition of heighten verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

heighten

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈhaɪtn//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they heighten
 
he / she / it heightens
 
past simple heightened
 
-ing form heightening
 
 
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if a feeling or an effect heightens, or something heightens it, it becomes stronger or increases synonym intensify Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack. heighten something The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the disease. His breakdown was followed by a period of heightened activity. Fears of further racial conflict were heightened by news of the riots. The drug is said to give users a heightened sense of well-being. high adjective noun adverbhighly adverbheight nounheighten verb
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