Heighten
verb'haɪtən
Verb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
“Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness”
become more extreme
“The tension heightened”
Similar:RiseType of:Increaseincrease
“heighten the tension”
increase the height of
“The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars”
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
“heightened interest”
Type of:Increasemake (one's senses) more acute
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