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highered

highered is the simple past and past participle of higher.

Meaning of higher

Verb

higher (third-person singular simple present highers, present participle highering, simple past and past participle highered)

  1. (transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
    • It is a fact that other countries have not followed our example, nay, that they have in fact, in some cases, highered the duties upon the admission of our goods. But what has been the result of that policy upon the amount of your exports?1847, George Crosby, Crosby's Parliamentary Record
  2. (intransitive) To ascend.

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Questions about highered

What is highered the simple past and past participle of?
Highered is the simple past and past participle of higher.

Words near highered in the dictionary

  1. higher-ups
  2. higher-value
  3. higher-velocity
  4. higherarchies
  5. higherarchy
  6. highered
  7. highering
  8. highermost
  9. higherness
  10. highers
  11. Highertown

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