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(haɪtən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense heightens, present participle heightening, past tense, past participle heightened
verb
If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity.
The move has heightened tension in the state. [VERB noun]
These latest murders have heightened fears of further attacks. [VERB noun]
Cross's interest heightened. [VERB]
...a heightened awareness of the dangers that they now face. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: intensify, increase, add to, improve More Synonyms of heighten

heighten in British English

(ˈhaɪtən)
verb
1. 
to make or become high or higher
2. 
to make or become more extreme or intense
Derived forms
heightened (ˈheightened)
adjective
heightener (ˈheightener)
noun

heighten in American English

(ˈhaɪtən)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. 
to bring or come to a high or higher position; raise or rise
2. 
to make or become larger, greater, stronger, brighter, etc.; increase; intensify
SIMILAR WORDS:  inˈtensiˌfy
Derived forms
heightener (ˈheightener)
noun
Word origin
< height + -en

Examples of 'heighten' in a sentence
heighten

That heightens the risk that future abuse will go unpunished.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This risk is heightened by its operation in a highly competitive arena.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It also serves to heighten the humiliation of people like me.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The report will heighten concerns about the burdens to be shouldered by future generations of taxpayers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This could heighten the risk to the investor if the bank got into trouble.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It also heightens her sense of personal vulnerability.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
The effect of good training should be to heighten our awareness of our own gifts and skills.
Aiken, Nick Working with Teenagers (1994)
The failure will heighten concerns about the vetting being applied by platforms to investment opportunities.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The uncertainty of a general election heightens the risk for investors still further.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In the clinic we also must heighten our preparations.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One thing that heightens the risks is complacency.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Anger over the huge payments will be heightened by the fact that many of the banks are not profitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
India was very floppy when she was little and it has definitely strengthened her body and heightened her awareness of herself.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
 Speculation was also heightened by the location of the meeting, which gained its own legendary status.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Inside the museum, feelings are heightened.
The Sun (2015)
First, this heightens your own feelings.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The artist's job is also to heighten the atmosphere and to support the home team.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And the comic's worries were heightened by the fact his father died at an early age of a fatal heart attack.
The Sun (2009)
Horses stands out not only for how it can heighten feelings of alienation in poetic ways, but for the world it captured.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Especially when you are struggling a little with your game, time in hotel rooms only serves to heighten the feeling of being under siege.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
heighten

British English: heighten VERB
If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity.
The move has heightened tension in the state.
  • American English: heighten
  • Brazilian Portuguese: elevar
  • Chinese: 加剧
  • European Spanish: aumentar
  • French: intensifier
  • German: erhöhen
  • Italian: aumentare
  • Japanese: 高める/高まる
  • Korean: 고조시키다
  • European Portuguese: elevar
  • Latin American Spanish: aumentar

Chinese translation of 'heighten'

heighten

(ˈhaɪtn)

vt

  1. [awareness, tension, fears, interest] 增加 (zēngjiā)
(verb) 
Definition
to make or become higher or more intense
The move has heightened tension in the state.
Synonyms
intensify
They are intensifying their efforts to secure the release of the hostages.
increase
The company has increased the price of its cars.
add to
improve
He improved their house.
strengthen
Every day of sunshine strengthens the feeling of optimism.
enhance
They want to enhance their reputation abroad.
sharpen
You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.
aggravate
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation.
magnify
The telescope magnifies images over 11 times.
amplify
The music was amplified with microphones.
augment
She was searching for a way to augment her income.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of aggravate
Definition
to make (a disease, situation, or problem) worse
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation.
Synonyms
make worse,
exaggerate,
intensify,
worsen,
heighten,
exacerbate,
magnify,
inflame,
increase,
add insult to injury,
fan the flames of
in the sense of amplify
Definition
to increase the size, extent, or effect of
The music was amplified with microphones.
Synonyms
expand,
raise,
extend,
boost,
stretch,
strengthen,
increase,
widen,
intensify,
heighten,
deepen,
enlarge,
lengthen,
magnify,
augment,
dilate
in the sense of augment
Definition
to make or become greater in number or strength
She was searching for a way to augment her income.
Synonyms
increase,
grow,
raise,
extend,
boost,
expand,
add to,
build up,
strengthen,
enhance,
reinforce,
swell,
intensify,
heighten,
enlarge,
multiply,
inflate,
magnify,
amplify,
dilate

Synonyms of 'heighten'

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