heightening Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb become more extreme
   rise; heighten.
   
   • The tension heightened
2. verb make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
   heighten.
   
   • heightened interest
3. verb increase
   enhance; heighten; raise.
   
   • This will enhance your enjoyment
   • heighten the tension
4. verb increase the height of
   heighten.
   
   • The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars
5. verb make (one's senses) more acute
   sharpen; heighten.
   
   • This drug will sharpen your vision
6. verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked
   heighten; intensify; deepen; compound.
   
   • The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
   • Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
   • This event only deepened my convictions
7. adjective satellite reaching a higher intensity
   
   • their heightening fears

WordNet