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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hahyt-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪt n |
Definition of heighten
Origin :- mid-15c., heightenen "to exalt, to honor or raise to high position," from height + -en (1). Related: Heightened; heightening.
- verb intensify
- If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.
- Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
- The Gothinians, to heighten their disgrace, are forced to labour in the iron mines.
- Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
- It's an axiom, I think, that to heighten a nation's wisdom you must lower its franchise.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- Possibly she was so choosy in order to heighten her importance.
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
- Some old dyers use Brazil wood to heighten the red of madder.
- Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet
- The beauty of the night seemed to heighten the stillness of the surroundings.
- Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 » by Various
- I am aware that this will not heighten the reader's respect for my hero.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte
- Heighten the color, if too pale, with spinach coloring, and flavor to taste.
- Extract from : « Choice Cookery » by Catherine Owen
- In what other instances is nature used to heighten the effect?
- Extract from : « Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English » by Gilbert Sykes Blakely
- Speech could not heighten their happiness, in the midst of caresses and kisses.
- Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
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