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heightens

heightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of heighten.

Meaning of heighten

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.
    • Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, is being heightened by one metre in a £3.6 million project to reduce delays caused by flooding.2021 June 2, “Network News: Cambrian Line bridge is raised”, in RAIL, number 932, page 23
  2. To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
    • to heighten beauty

Phrases with heightens

Questions about heightens

What is heightens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Heightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of heighten.

Words near heightens in the dictionary

  1. heightenest
  2. heighteneth
  3. heightening
  4. heightening up
  5. heightenings
  6. heightens
  7. heightens up
  8. heightfield
  9. heightfields
  10. heightflation
  11. heighth

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