Antonyms for heighten


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hahyt-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪt n


Definition of heighten

Origin :
  • mid-15c., heightenen "to exalt, to honor or raise to high position," from height + -en (1). Related: Heightened; heightening.
  • verb intensify
Example sentences :
  • If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.
  • Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
  • The Gothinians, to heighten their disgrace, are forced to labour in the iron mines.
  • Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
  • It's an axiom, I think, that to heighten a nation's wisdom you must lower its franchise.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • Possibly she was so choosy in order to heighten her importance.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • Some old dyers use Brazil wood to heighten the red of madder.
  • Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet
  • The beauty of the night seemed to heighten the stillness of the surroundings.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 » by Various
  • I am aware that this will not heighten the reader's respect for my hero.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte
  • Heighten the color, if too pale, with spinach coloring, and flavor to taste.
  • Extract from : « Choice Cookery » by Catherine Owen
  • In what other instances is nature used to heighten the effect?
  • Extract from : « Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English » by Gilbert Sykes Blakely
  • Speech could not heighten their happiness, in the midst of caresses and kisses.
  • Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid

Synonyms for heighten

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