HEIGHTENED
Verb
heightened
simple past tense and past participle of heighten
Adjective
heightened (comparative more heightened, superlative most heightened)
increased in intensity or concentration; elevated, stepped-up
Source: Wiktionary
HEIGHTEN
Height"en (hit"'n), v. t. [Written also highten.] [imp. & p. p. Heightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Heightening.]
1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. "To heighten our confusion." Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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