become more extreme; The tension heightened
[ Syn: rise ]
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; heightened interest'
increase; This will enhance your enjoyment; heighten the tension
increase the height of; The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars'
make (ones senses) more acute; This drug will sharpen your vision
[ Syn: sharpen ]
make more intense, stronger, or more marked; The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions