1. (

• heighten ,
• rise ,

) become more extreme; "The tension heightened" ;

2. (

• heighten ,

) make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest" ;

3. (

• enhance ,
• heighten ,
• raise

) increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" ;

4. (

• heighten

) increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" ;

5. (

• sharpen ,
• heighten ,

) make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" ;

6. (

• intensify ,
• compound ,
• heighten ,
• deepen ,

) make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" ;