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heighten

Letters that make heighten

e, g, n, h, t, i are letters that make 'heighten'

Words within heighten

height, he, te, Eight, He, en, eight, ten, Te, Ig are words within 'heighten'

heighten is an 8 letter word starting with h
heighten is an 8 letter word ending with n

6 possible definitions for 'heighten'

Heighten as "make (one's senses) more acute"

Under this definition, heighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sharpen has the same meaning as heighten

heighten as a type

'heighten' can be a type of deepen, compound, heighten, intensify.

Types of heighten

subtilize, subtilise are types of 'heighten'.

Heighten as "increase"

Under this definition, heighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

enhance, raise have the same meaning as 'heighten'

heighten as a type

'heighten' can be a type of deepen, compound, heighten, intensify.

Types of heighten

potentiate is a type of heighten.

Derivatives of heighten

enhancive, augmentative are derivatives of 'heighten'.

Example of heighten used within this context

"This will enhance your enjoyment", "heighten the tension"

Heighten as "become more extreme"

Under this definition, heighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rise has the same meaning as heighten

heighten as a type

'heighten' can be a type of increase.

Derivatives of heighten

rise is a derivative of heighten.

Example of heighten used within this context

"The tension heightened"

Heighten as "increase the height of"

Under this definition, heighten is a verb and has the following properties:

heighten as a type

'heighten' can be a type of bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise.

Example of heighten used within this context

"The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

Heighten as "make more extreme, raise in quantity, degree, or intensity"

Under this definition, heighten is a verb and has the following properties:

heighten as a type

'heighten' can be a type of increase.

Example of heighten used within this context

"heightened interest"

Heighten as "make more intense, stronger, or more marked"

Under this definition, heighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deepen, compound, intensify have the same meaning as 'heighten'

heighten as a type

'heighten' can be a type of increase.

Types of heighten

fan, screw up, heat up, enhance, amplify, sharpen, heighten, hot up, heighten, raise, sharpen are types of 'heighten'.

Derivatives of heighten

intensiveness, intensifier, intensity, intensive, intensification are derivatives of 'heighten'.

Causes of heighten

intensify, deepen are causes of 'heighten'.

Example of heighten used within this context

"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness", "This event only deepened my convictions"