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heighten
verb(height-en)
make (one's senses) more acute
Synonyms: sharpen,
heighten
verb(height-en)
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Synonyms: compound, deepen, intensify,
Examples:
Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness.
heighten
verb(height-en)
become more extreme
Synonyms: rise,
Examples:
The tension heightened.
heighten
verb(height-en)
increase
Synonyms: enhance, raise,
Examples:
Heighten the tension.
heighten
verb(height-en)
increase the height of
Examples:
The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars.
heighten
verb(height-en)
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
Examples:
Heightened interest.

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