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Showing words for HEIGHTEN using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Heighten

heighten

7 Letter Words for Heighten

hething, theeing

6 Letter Words for Heighten

eighth, ethine, ginete, height, hethen, heting, teeing, theine

5 Letter Words for Heighten

ehing, eight, eigne, genet, genie, genit, heigh, henge, hight, hinge, hithe, neigh, night, tenge, thegn, thein, thigh, thine, thing, tinge

4 Letter Words for Heighten

eigh, eine, eten, ethe, geet, gein, geit, gene, gent, ghee, gien, gite, gith, heng, hent, hete, heth, high, hine, hing, hint, neet, nete, neth, neti, nigh, teen, tene, teng, thee, then, thig, thin, tien, tige, tine, ting

3 Letter Words for Heighten

eeg, een, ene, eng, eth, gee, gen, get, gie, gin, git, gte, hee, heh, hei, hen, het, hgt, hie, hin, hit, ign, ing, int, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nth, tee, teg, ten, tgn, the, tie, tig, tin, tng

Definitions for Heighten

[1] to increase the height of; make higher.
[2] to increase the degree or amount of; augment: Cézanne's death heightened the value of his paintings.
[3] to strengthen, deepen, or intensify: to heighten the plot of a story; to heighten one's awareness or appreciation; to heighten one's suffering.
[4] to bring out the important features of, as in a drawing: to heighten a picture with Chinese white.
[5] to become higher.
[6] to increase: The tension heightened as the enemy forces advanced.
[7] to brighten or become more intense.
[8] to make or become high or higher
[9] to make or become more extreme or intense

Words related to Heighten

raise, magnify, strengthen, increase, enhance, boost, improve, extend, augment, exalt, enlarge, elevate, lift, amplify

Words nearby Heighten

heigh-ho, height, height of contour, height of land, height-to-paper, heighten, heighth, heightism, heilbronn, heiligenschein, heilong jiang

Origin of Heighten

First recorded in 1515–25; height + -en1

Other words from Heighten

height·en·er , noun
un·height·ened , adjective

Synonyms for Heighten

add to, boost, enhance, improve, increase, magnify, raise, strengthen, amplify, augment, elevate, enlarge, exalt, extend, lift, build up, make higher, send up