Main Entry: height·en

Pronunciation: \ˈhī-t^ən\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): height·ened; height·en·ing \ˈhīt-niŋ, ˈhī-t^ən-iŋ\

Date: 1523

transitive verb 1 a : to increase the amount or degree of : augment b : to make brighter or more intense : deepen c : to bring out more strongly : point up d : to make more acute : sharpen
2 a : to raise high or higher : elevate b : to raise above the ordinary or trite
3 obsolete : elateintransitive verb 1 archaic : grow, rise
2 a : to become great or greater in amount, degree, or extent b : to become brighter or more intense