🔺heighten (aɪtən)

verb
/ˈhaɪtən/
accentuer (accentuer)

Signification

to make or become greater in intensity or degree
Traduction de la signification
rendre ou devenir plus grand en intensité ou en degré
rendre ou devenir plus grand en intensité ou en degré

Phrases d'exemple

The announcement served to heighten the excitement in the room.

L'annonce a servi à accentuer l'excitation dans la pièce.
L'annonce a servi à accentuer l'excitation dans la pièce.

Synonymes

increase, intensify, amplify, escalate

Antonymes

diminish, reduce

Collocations

heighten the tension, heighten awareness, heighten security

Vocabulaires connexes

To drive or push something forward.
to waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
to divide or separate with a sharp tool
To combine or bring together into a unified whole.
to pull or drag something heavy with effort
to combine or unite to form one structure or organization