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Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-hans, -hahns
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈhæns, -ˈhɑns



Definition of enhances

Origin :
  • late 13c., anhaunsen "to raise, make higher," from Anglo-French enhauncer, probably from Old French enhaucier "make greater, make higher or louder; fatten, foster; raise in esteem," from Vulgar Latin *inaltiare, from Late Latin inaltare "raise, exalt," from altare "make high," from altus "high" (see old).
  • Meaning "raise in station, wealth, or fame" attested in English from c.1300. The -h- in Old French supposedly from influence of Frankish *hoh "high." Related: Enhanced; enhancing.
  • verb improve, embellish
Example sentences :
  • What is it that adorns and enhances all the wild and uncultivated scenes of nature?
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Don't you think it enhances the whiteness of my skin and the brightness of my eye?
  • Extract from : « Molly Brown's Senior Days » by Nell Speed
  • It enhances our idea of the absorbing interest of the story.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature » by Ontario Ministry of Education
  • Even bad weather often but enhances the beauty and grandeur of mountains.
  • Extract from : « The Beauties of Nature » by Sir John Lubbock
  • All that enhances the feeling of power, the will to power, and power itself, in man.
  • Extract from : « Philosophy and The Social Problem » by Will Durant
  • This enhances the false perception of instability inherent in modern markets.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • They feel that it enhances the delightfulness of every glass they drink.
  • Extract from : « Human Intercourse » by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • Rise of temperature, on the other hand, enhances the velocity.
  • Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
  • It is this which enhances feminity for you and gives a value to the sex.
  • Extract from : « Very Woman » by Remy de Gourmont
  • In this case, demand not only enhances value, it creates it.
  • Extract from : « Harmonies of Political Economy » by Frdric Bastiat

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