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heightened

  • /ˈhaɪtənd/

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of heighten

adjective more heightened · most heightened

  1. Increased in intensity or concentration; elevated. Some dealers also took advantage of heightened demand for Harleys to charge more, a move that may have done long-lasting harm. “Dealers were charging more than the suggested manufacturer price and it made Harley look greedy and jeopardized our brand that we spent a long time building,” Mr. Ziemer sa

    Similar: stepped-up

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Closest in meaning: enhance, rise, raise, intensify, deepen, compound, sharpen, increasing, increase, escalate, elevated, escalation, growing, augmented, mounting, high

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adj increased in intensity or concentration

Русскийповы́шенный povýšennyj

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@misc{heightened_2026,
  title = {heightened},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heightened},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}