Word a Day
heighten
What does heighten mean?
heighten (verb): to advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use heighten in a sentence?
- The tension heightened. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce heighten?
/ˈhaɪtən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does heighten come from?
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “heighten” mean?
to determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate
Not quite: that's what assess means.
to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)
Not quite: that's what skip means.
to advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc
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to observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something
Not quite: that's what examine means.
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