heightenv.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪtn/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪtn/

Forms: α. 1500s heythen, 1600s highthen, heighthen, 1600s–1700s heigthen. β. 1500s–1700s highten, 1500s– heighten.

Etymology: < height n. + -en suffix⁵; or perhaps extended form of height v.: see -en suffix⁵.

1. transitive. To give or add height to; to make high or higher; to elevate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)]

biga1400

risea1400

raise?a1425

inheynec1475

height1530

heighten1530

relieve1661

upshoot1804

pinnacle1816

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > raise

heave971

hevenOE

onheaveOE

rearOE

highOE

arearc1175

to set above (also aloft, high, on high)c1275

upbraidc1275

to set upc1290

lifta1300

upheavea1300

upraisea1300

upreara1300

enhancec1300

araise1303

hance1303

uplifta1340

lift1362

raisec1384

upbear1390

uphancec1390

advancea1393

haut?a1400

to put upa1400

verec1400

hainc1440

inhigh1483

elevate1497

uphigh1513

alifta1522

height1530

heighten1530

exalt1535

extol1549

sublevate1559

rouse?1567

attol1578

elate1578

vaunce1582

dight1590

higher1592

tower1596

to fetch up1612

relevate1620

screwa1625

transcend1635

stilt1649

allevate1696

stiltify1860

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 582/2 This balke is heythened two foote.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 42 They may heyghten it, or let it downe as they list.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 169 The ditches..should bee deepned, and the trenches highthned.

1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music vi. 119 The Buskin and Masque..the first hightened the Stature, as the second inlarged the Visage.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xviii. 125 That church..had been simply repaired and heightened.

a. To render high or higher in amount or degree; to increase, raise, augment, intensify.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of

multiplya1398

sharpenc1450

heighten1523

height1528

strengthen1546

aggravate1549

enhance1559

intend1603

enrich1620

re-enforce1625

wheel1632

reinforce1660

support1691

richen1795

to give a weight to1796

intensify1817

exalt1850

intensate1856

to step up1920

to hot up1937

ramp1981

1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng Prol. sig. B2^v That..the owners therof do nat heyghten their rentes of their tenauntes.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. vii. 180 Men heightened their looking for great matters from him.

1655 J. Denham Coopers Hill (new ed.) 3 In whose face Sate Meeknesse, heightned with Majestick Grace.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 1 (1753) I It heightens his Alacrity to think in how many Places he shall hear what he is now writing.

1778 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations (ed. 2) I. i. ix. 120 It would be necessary to heighten the price.

1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 93 The leaves of wormwood are used in salad to..heighten the flavour.

1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. (ed. 2) vi. 135 The boiling point of water is heightened by pressure.

b. To augment in description.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in representation

paintc1390

fucate1535

flatter1581

embroider1614

over-picturea1616

heighten1731

overpaint1749

overtell1755

overcolour1811

overdrawa1817

dramatize1823

sensationalize1863

overdress1866

1731 J. Swift Answer to Simile in Wks. (1755) IV. 223 Your poets, Chloe's beauty hightning, Compare her radiant eyes to lightning.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 526 A story, somewhat heightened in details.

3. spec. To render (a colour) more luminous: the opposite of to deepen. Also sometimes, to render more intense; to deepen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (transitive)] > intensify

heighten1622

richen1897

1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman xii. 108 To heigthen or deepe [the shadows] as your body appeareth neerer or farther.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 69 The Red is diluted..and the Blue heightned.

1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory xi. 237 Shade them with deep Oaker, and heighten them with Masticot and White.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 129 A pink color..is heightened to a crimson.

1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art (at cited word) To heighten a tint is to make it lighter and more prominent, by means of touches of light opaque colour, placed upon it.

†4. To exalt in feeling or condition; to elate, excite. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire [verb (transitive)]

inblowc975

flamec1380

inspire1390

inflate1530

mounta1546

adblast1548

heighten1604

inspirita1661

to work up1681

exalt1744

inspiratea1806

1604 Twelve Patriarchs 83 The single-hearted man..desireth not shift of apparel, nor heightneth himself long time.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. vi. 21 I rais'd him..who being so heighten'd, He watered his new Plants with dewes of Flattery.

a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 757 Being heighthened with this victory he entred the pallace.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 793 Satiate at length, And hight'nd as with Wine.

1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. K2 The people of God did glory and heighten it self in the doing of good things.

1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 236 They..made Caracalla Augustus..which so heightned him, that he continually sought to kill his Father.

a. intransitive. To become high or higher; to increase in height; to rise. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > become high(er) [verb (intransitive)]

astyc950

arisec1225

rise?a1400

rearc1400

heighten1567

stem1577

upclimb1582

taper1589

clamber?1611

shoot1648

relevate1661

ascend1667

spring1673

spear1822

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 32 The Balme tree..heightneth neuer aboue two cubites.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 507 The flood hath heightned and carried you off clear.

1832 J. H. Newman Lett. & Corr. (1891) I. 298 As we rode up the carriage~way, the Rock seemed to heighten marvellously.

b. To rise in amount or degree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (intransitive)]

forthwaxa900

wax971

growOE

risec1175

anhigh1340

upwax1340

creasec1380

increasec1380

accreasea1382

augmenta1400

greata1400

mountc1400

morec1425

upgrowc1430

to run up1447

swell?c1450

add1533

accresce1535

gross1548

to get (a) head1577

amount1583

bolla1586

accrue1586

improve1638

aggrandize1647

accumulate1757

raise1761

heighten1803

replenish1814

to turn up1974

1803 [implied in: J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) ii. 15 The palatine observed the heightening animation of his features. (at heightening adj.)].

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 238 Obadiah's description heightens as it goes on.

1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xi. 9 The public anxiety heightened at every stage of the disorder.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heighten
释义	heightenv. Brit. /ˈhʌɪtn/, U.S. /ˈhaɪtn/ Forms: α. 1500s heythen, 1600s highthen, heighthen, 1600s–1700s heigthen. β. 1500s–1700s highten, 1500s– heighten. Etymology: < height n. + -en suffix⁵; or perhaps extended form of height v.: see -en suffix⁵. 1. transitive. To give or add height to; to make high or higher; to elevate. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] biga1400 risea1400 raise?a1425 inheynec1475 height1530 heighten1530 relieve1661 upshoot1804 pinnacle1816 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > raise heave971 hevenOE onheaveOE rearOE highOE arearc1175 to set above (also aloft, high, on high)c1275 upbraidc1275 to set upc1290 lifta1300 upheavea1300 upraisea1300 upreara1300 enhancec1300 araise1303 hance1303 uplifta1340 lift1362 raisec1384 upbear1390 uphancec1390 advancea1393 haut?a1400 to put upa1400 verec1400 hainc1440 inhigh1483 elevate1497 uphigh1513 alifta1522 height1530 heighten1530 exalt1535 extol1549 sublevate1559 rouse?1567 attol1578 elate1578 vaunce1582 dight1590 higher1592 tower1596 to fetch up1612 relevate1620 screwa1625 transcend1635 stilt1649 allevate1696 stiltify1860 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 582/2 This balke is heythened two foote. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 42 They may heyghten it, or let it downe as they list. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 169 The ditches..should bee deepned, and the trenches highthned. 1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music vi. 119 The Buskin and Masque..the first hightened the Stature, as the second inlarged the Visage. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xviii. 125 That church..had been simply repaired and heightened. 2. a. To render high or higher in amount or degree; to increase, raise, augment, intensify. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of multiplya1398 sharpenc1450 heighten1523 height1528 strengthen1546 aggravate1549 enhance1559 intend1603 enrich1620 re-enforce1625 wheel1632 reinforce1660 support1691 richen1795 to give a weight to1796 intensify1817 exalt1850 intensate1856 to step up1920 to hot up1937 ramp1981 1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng Prol. sig. B2^v That..the owners therof do nat heyghten their rentes of their tenauntes. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. vii. 180 Men heightened their looking for great matters from him. 1655 J. Denham Coopers Hill (new ed.) 3 In whose face Sate Meeknesse, heightned with Majestick Grace. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 1 (1753) I It heightens his Alacrity to think in how many Places he shall hear what he is now writing. 1778 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations (ed. 2) I. i. ix. 120 It would be necessary to heighten the price. 1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 93 The leaves of wormwood are used in salad to..heighten the flavour. 1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. (ed. 2) vi. 135 The boiling point of water is heightened by pressure. b. To augment in description. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in representation paintc1390 fucate1535 flatter1581 embroider1614 over-picturea1616 heighten1731 overpaint1749 overtell1755 overcolour1811 overdrawa1817 dramatize1823 sensationalize1863 overdress1866 1731 J. Swift Answer to Simile in Wks. (1755) IV. 223 Your poets, Chloe's beauty hightning, Compare her radiant eyes to lightning. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 526 A story, somewhat heightened in details. 3. spec. To render (a colour) more luminous: the opposite of to deepen. Also sometimes, to render more intense; to deepen. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (transitive)] > intensify heighten1622 richen1897 1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman xii. 108 To heigthen or deepe [the shadows] as your body appeareth neerer or farther. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 69 The Red is diluted..and the Blue heightned. 1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory xi. 237 Shade them with deep Oaker, and heighten them with Masticot and White. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 129 A pink color..is heightened to a crimson. 1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art (at cited word) To heighten a tint is to make it lighter and more prominent, by means of touches of light opaque colour, placed upon it. †4. To exalt in feeling or condition; to elate, excite. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire [verb (transitive)] inblowc975 flamec1380 inspire1390 inflate1530 mounta1546 adblast1548 heighten1604 inspirita1661 to work up1681 exalt1744 inspiratea1806 1604 Twelve Patriarchs 83 The single-hearted man..desireth not shift of apparel, nor heightneth himself long time. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. vi. 21 I rais'd him..who being so heighten'd, He watered his new Plants with dewes of Flattery. View more context for this quotation a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 757 Being heighthened with this victory he entred the pallace. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 793 Satiate at length, And hight'nd as with Wine. View more context for this quotation 1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. K2 The people of God did glory and heighten it self in the doing of good things. 1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 236 They..made Caracalla Augustus..which so heightned him, that he continually sought to kill his Father. 5. a. intransitive. To become high or higher; to increase in height; to rise. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > become high(er) [verb (intransitive)] astyc950 arisec1225 rise?a1400 rearc1400 heighten1567 stem1577 upclimb1582 taper1589 clamber?1611 shoot1648 relevate1661 ascend1667 spring1673 spear1822 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 32 The Balme tree..heightneth neuer aboue two cubites. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 507 The flood hath heightned and carried you off clear. 1832 J. H. Newman Lett. & Corr. (1891) I. 298 As we rode up the carriage~way, the Rock seemed to heighten marvellously. b. To rise in amount or degree. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (intransitive)] forthwaxa900 wax971 growOE risec1175 anhigh1340 upwax1340 creasec1380 increasec1380 accreasea1382 augmenta1400 greata1400 mountc1400 morec1425 upgrowc1430 to run up1447 swell?c1450 add1533 accresce1535 gross1548 to get (a) head1577 amount1583 bolla1586 accrue1586 improve1638 aggrandize1647 accumulate1757 raise1761 heighten1803 replenish1814 to turn up1974 1803 [implied in: J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) ii. 15 The palatine observed the heightening animation of his features. (at heightening adj.)]. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 238 Obadiah's description heightens as it goes on. 1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xi. 9 The public anxiety heightened at every stage of the disorder. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1523
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