Verb

• S: (v) heighten (heighten%2:30:01::), rise (rise%2:30:02::) (become more extreme) "The tension heightened"
• S: (v) heighten (heighten%2:30:02::) (make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity) "heightened interest"
• S: (v) enhance (enhance%2:30:00::), heighten (heighten%2:30:00::), raise (raise%2:30:00::) (increase) "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
• S: (v) heighten (heighten%2:38:00::) (increase the height of) "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
• S: (v) sharpen (sharpen%2:30:05::), heighten (heighten%2:30:05::) (make (one's senses) more acute) "This drug will sharpen your vision"
• S: (v) intensify (intensify%2:30:01::), compound (compound%2:30:01::), heighten (heighten%2:30:04::), deepen (deepen%2:30:01::) (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"