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enhance
en·hance E0149200 (ĕn-hăns′)tr.v. en·hanced, en·hanc·ing, en·hanc·es To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness: exercises that enhance cardiovascular health; spices that enhance the flavor of a sauce; renovations that enhance the neighborhood. [Middle English enhauncen, from Anglo-Norman enhauncer, variant of Old French enhaucier, from Vulgar Latin *inaltiāre, from Late Latin inaltāre : Latin in-, causative pref.; see en-1 + Latin altus, high; see al- in Indo-European roots.] en·hance′ment n.en·hanc′er n.en·hanc′ive adj.enhance (ɪnˈhɑːns) vb (tr) to intensify or increase in quality, value, power, etc; improve; augment[C14: from Old French enhaucier, from en-1 + haucier to raise, from Vulgar Latin altiāre (unattested), from Latin altus high] enˈhancement n enˈhancer n enˈhancive adjen•hance (ɛnˈhæns, -ˈhɑns) v.t. -hanced, -hanc•ing. 1. to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify. 2. to increase the value, attractiveness, or quality of; improve. 3. to provide with more complex or sophisticated features, as a computer program. [1325–75; Middle English enhauncen < Anglo-French enhauncer, appar. for Old French enhaucer=en- en-1 + haucer to raise; see haughty)] en•hance′ment, n. en•hanc′ive, adj. syn: See elevate. enhance Past participle: enhanced Gerund: enhancing
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I enhance | you enhance | he/she/it enhances | we enhance | you enhance | they enhance |
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I enhanced | you enhanced | he/she/it enhanced | we enhanced | you enhanced | they enhanced |
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I am enhancing | you are enhancing | he/she/it is enhancing | we are enhancing | you are enhancing | they are enhancing |
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I have enhanced | you have enhanced | he/she/it has enhanced | we have enhanced | you have enhanced | they have enhanced |
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I was enhancing | you were enhancing | he/she/it was enhancing | we were enhancing | you were enhancing | they were enhancing |
Past Perfect |
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I had enhanced | you had enhanced | he/she/it had enhanced | we had enhanced | you had enhanced | they had enhanced |
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I will enhance | you will enhance | he/she/it will enhance | we will enhance | you will enhance | they will enhance |
Future Perfect |
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I will have enhanced | you will have enhanced | he/she/it will have enhanced | we will have enhanced | you will have enhanced | they will have enhanced |
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I will be enhancing | you will be enhancing | he/she/it will be enhancing | we will be enhancing | you will be enhancing | they will be enhancing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been enhancing | you have been enhancing | he/she/it has been enhancing | we have been enhancing | you have been enhancing | they have been enhancing |
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I will have been enhancing | you will have been enhancing | he/she/it will have been enhancing | we will have been enhancing | you will have been enhancing | they will have been enhancing |
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I had been enhancing | you had been enhancing | he/she/it had been enhancing | we had been enhancing | you had been enhancing | they had been enhancing |
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I would enhance | you would enhance | he/she/it would enhance | we would enhance | you would enhance | they would enhance |
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I would have enhanced | you would have enhanced | he/she/it would have enhanced | we would have enhanced | you would have enhanced | they would have enhanced | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | enhance - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"heighten, raisecompound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"potentiate - increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug" | | 2. | enhance - make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"follow up - increase the effectiveness or success of by further action; "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation"touch up, retouch - alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!" |
enhanceverb improve, better, increase, raise, lift, boost, add to, strengthen, reinforce, swell, intensify, heighten, elevate, magnify, augment, exalt, embellish, ameliorate They want to enhance their reputation abroad. reduce, lower, spoil, diminish, decrease, devalue, minimize, depreciate, debaseenhanceverb1. To endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition:adorn, beautify, embellish, grace, set off.2. To look good on or with:become, flatter, suit.Idiom: put in the best light.3. To make greater in intensity or severity:aggravate, deepen, heighten, intensify, redouble.4. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:ballyhoo, boost, build up, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout.Informal: plug.Slang: hype.Translationsenhance (inˈhaːns) verb to make to appear greater or better. 美化,提高 美化,提高 IdiomsSeeenhancedEncyclopediaSeeenhancementFinancialSeeEnhancementenhance
Synonyms for enhanceverb improveSynonyms- improve
- better
- increase
- raise
- lift
- boost
- add to
- strengthen
- reinforce
- swell
- intensify
- heighten
- elevate
- magnify
- augment
- exalt
- embellish
- ameliorate
Antonyms- reduce
- lower
- spoil
- diminish
- decrease
- devalue
- minimize
- depreciate
- debase
Synonyms for enhanceverb to endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable additionSynonyms- adorn
- beautify
- embellish
- grace
- set off
verb to look good on or withSynonymsverb to make greater in intensity or severitySynonyms- aggravate
- deepen
- heighten
- intensify
- redouble
verb to increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicitySynonyms- ballyhoo
- boost
- build up
- promote
- publicize
- puff
- talk up
- tout
- plug
- hype
Synonyms for enhanceverb increaseSynonymsRelated Words- compound
- deepen
- intensify
- heighten
- potentiate
verb make better or more attractiveRelated Words- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
- follow up
- touch up
- retouch
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