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What does heighten mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word heighten? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
  2. To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
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Turning points separate the acts, change the course of the story and often heighten the drama by raising the stakes.
The aim of Creative Mentoring is to use the arts to heighten interest and awareness of the arts in non-formal settings.
Her winning portrait was painted in acrylic on board but she used Polyfilla to heighten the features and give the painting greater depth.
The material and the production technology have been optimized to heighten contrast and achieve brilliance.
To heighten the tension, the Amish group is dressed in traditional attire that includes bonnets and suspenders.
Some groups will always miss out, and the quotas will by their very nature heighten the unrepresentativeness of those taking part.

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