ALL meanings of heighten
height·en
H h - verb with object heighten to increase the height of; make higher. 1
- verb with object heighten to increase the degree or amount of; augment: Cézanne's death heightened the value of his paintings. 1
- verb with object heighten to strengthen, deepen, or intensify: to heighten the plot of a story; to heighten one's awareness or appreciation; to heighten one's suffering. 1
- verb with object heighten to bring out the important features of, as in a drawing: to heighten a picture with Chinese white. 1
- verb without object heighten to become higher. 1
- verb without object heighten to increase: The tension heightened as the enemy forces advanced. 1
- verb without object heighten to brighten or become more intense. 1
- transitive verb heighten make taller 1
- transitive verb heighten intensify 1
- noun heighten Make (something) higher. 1
- verb heighten If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity. 0
- verb heighten to make or become high or higher 0
- verb heighten to make or become more extreme or intense 0
- verb transitive heighten to bring or come to a high or higher position; raise or rise 0
- verb transitive heighten to make or become larger, greater, stronger, brighter, etc.; increase; intensify 0