📖 Definitions of "Heightening"
verb
- 1
To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- 2
To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
"to heighten a flavor or a tint"
noun
- 1
The act by which something is heightened or increased.
🔄 Synonyms of "Heightening"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| buildingnoun | (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Heightening"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| risingnoun | The act of something that rises. |
| intensifyingnoun | An intensification. |
| buildingnoun | (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. |
| increasingnoun | On the increase. |
| increasenoun | (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten. |
| escalateverb | (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up. |
| escalationnoun | The act of escalating. |
| enhancementnoun | An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem. |
| intensificationnoun | The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense. |
| enhanceverb | To augment or make something greater. |
| raiseverb | (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. |
| advancementnoun | The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity |
| raisingnoun | Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity. |
| strengtheningnoun | The process by which something is strengthened. |
| enhanced | In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form. |
| upgradeverb | An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology. |
| upgradingnoun | The process by which something is upgraded. |
| improveverb | (transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something). |
| improvementnoun | The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering |
| improving | That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person). |
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