Synonyms: intensify, heighten, deepen, compound
Definition: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Usage: The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions
Similar words: increase
Definition: become bigger or greater in amount
Usage: The amount of work increased
Synonyms: enhance, raise, heighten
Definition: increase
Usage: This will enhance your enjoyment; heighten the tension
Similar words: intensify, heighten, deepen, compound
Definition: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Usage: The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions
Definition: make (one's senses) more acute
Usage: This drug will sharpen your vision
Similar words: intensify, heighten, deepen, compound
Definition: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Usage: The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions
Synonyms: heighten
Definition: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
Usage: heightened interest
Similar words: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted
Definition: become more extreme
Usage: The tension heightened
Similar words: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted
Synonyms: heighten
Definition: increase the height of
Usage: The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars
Similar words: lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate
Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Usage: Raise your hands; Lift a load