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heighten

English

Etymology

From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height +? -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ha?t?n/
  • Rhymes: -a?t?n

Verb

heighten (third-person singular simple present heightens, present participle heightening, simple past and past participle heightened)

  1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
  2. To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
    “That’s heightened by the impact of climate change,” she added.

Translations

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aggrandise

English

Verb

aggrandise (third-person singular simple present aggrandises, present participle aggrandising, simple past and past participle aggrandised)

  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.

Derived terms

  • aggrandisement

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