heighten Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈhaɪ.tən]
  • Us [ ˈhaɪ.t̬ən]

Meaning of heighten In English

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Examples of heighten

  • The interpretative difficulties of these reversions are heightened as soon as we acknowledge that there was more than a fictional character at stake.

  • For myself, repeated reading has heightened appreciation of both its achievement and its gaps.

  • Other exercises aim in particular at heightening the actor's sensory awareness.

  • Security concerns are naturally heightened during such events.

  • The risk may also be heightened when the practitioner is alone and the judgement or opinion of another practitioner is not readily available.

  • These differences may be heightened further by the exaggerated prosody of child-directed speech.

  • Shortly before passage, turmoil over private benefits was intense and interest in state measures heightened.

  • Therefore, it is unlikely that blackballing activities caused or heightened voter cynicism.

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Translations of heighten In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    (使)(尤指某種情緒或效果)增強,加強…

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  • 中文简体

    (使)(尤指某种情绪或效果)增强,加强…

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  • Español

    aumentar, intensificar…

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  • Português

    realçar, intensificar(-se)…

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  • 日本語

    高まる, ~を高める…

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  • Türk dili

    yüksel(t)mek, art(tır)mak, şiddetlen(dir)mek…

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  • Français

    renforcer, (sur)élever, intensifier…

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  • Catalan

    augmentar…

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