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Adjective heightening has 1 sense

heightening - reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears"
Antonym: moderating (indirect, via intensifying)

Verb heighten has 6 senses

heighten, rise - become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
--₁ is one way to increase
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heighten - make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
--₂ is one way to increase
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enhance, heighten, raise - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
--₃ is one way to intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
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heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
--₄ is one way to raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Sample sentences:
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sharpen, heighten - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
--₅ is one way to intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
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intensify, compound, heighten, deepen - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
--₆ is one way to increase
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