heighten

heighten
transitive verb
aufstocken; (fig.): (intensify) verstärken
* * *
verb
1) (to make or become higher: to heighten the garden wall.) erhöhen
2) (to increase (an effect etc).) steigern
* * *
height·en
[ˈhaɪtən]
I. vt
▪ to \heighten sth
1. (raise) etw höher machen [o stellen]
to \heighten a mirror/picture einen Spiegel/ein Bild höher hängen
2. (increase) etw steigern [o erhöhen]; feeling, effect etw verstärken
to \heighten one's awareness seine Aufmerksamkeit erhöhen
to \heighten pleasure/tension ein Vergnügen/eine Spannung steigern
to \heighten sb's suffering jds Leiden verschlimmern
to \heighten the value of a house/painting den Wert eines Hauses/Gemäldes erhöhen [o steigern
3. (emphasize) etw betonen [o hervorheben]
to \heighten one's cheekbones/eyes seine Backenknochen/Augen betonen [o hervorheben
II. vi anger, panic, pleasure ansteigen, wachsen, zunehmen
* * *
['haɪtn]
1. vt
(= raise) höherstellen or -machen; (= emphasize) colour etc hervorheben; (MED) fever steigen lassen, erhöhen; intensity steigern; colour, feelings, anger, love, ambition verstärken; passions, fear, fitness, effect, tension verstärken, erhöhen

or color (US) — mit (hoch)rotem Gesicht

heightened awareness — erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit

2. vi
(fig: increase) wachsen, größer or stärker werden
* * *
heighten
A v/t
1. erhöhen (auch fig)
2. fig vergrößern, heben, steigern, verstärken, vertiefen
3. hervorheben, betonen
B v/i fig sich erhöhen, wachsen, (an)steigen, zunehmen
* * *
transitive verb
aufstocken; (fig.): (intensify) verstärken
* * *
v.
erhöhen v.
vergrößern v.

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