heighten
verb/ˈhaɪtn/
/ˈhaɪtn/
[intransitive, transitive]Word Family
- high adjective noun adverb
- highly adverb
- height noun
- heighten verb
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they heighten | /ˈhaɪtn/ /ˈhaɪtn/ |
| he / she / it heightens | /ˈhaɪtnz/ /ˈhaɪtnz/ |
| past simple heightened | /ˈhaɪtnd/ /ˈhaɪtnd/ |
| past participle heightened | /ˈhaɪtnd/ /ˈhaɪtnd/ |
| -ing form heightening | /ˈhaɪtnɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪtnɪŋ/ |
- 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 a pandemic were heightened by rising case numbers.
- The drug is said to give users a heightened sense of well-being.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- greatly
- further
- …
- serve to
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