heighten
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heighten
- /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/
- [ˈhaɪ̯tn̩]
- [ˈhaɪ̯ʔn̩]
Sounds like Huyton · Rhymes with -aɪtən
Where it comes from
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).
verb heightens · heightening · heightened
- To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, is being heightened by one metre in a £3.6 million project to reduce delays caused by flooding.
- To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc. to heighten beauty
