English to German Meaning of heighten - erhöhen


Heighten :
erhöhen

gedeihen, erhöhen, gewinnen, blühen, verbessern, Aufzug, aufheben, Rückseite, erziehen, erheben, Turm, des Weiteren, fördern, Dienen, vorrücken, entwickeln, Geschwindigkeit, rollen, bestehen, mitgehen, auskommen, machen

erhöhenverschärftSteigerungschärft
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Definitions of heighten in English
Verb(1) become more extreme(2) make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity(3) increase(4) increase the height of(5) make (one's senses(6) make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Examples of heighten in English
(1) Turning points separate the acts, change the course of the story and often heighten the drama by raising the stakes.(2) As such, the facial features of almost all of the actors are that much more defined, which only serves to heighten and intensify the performances.(3) Lighting effects are unparalleled, the textures never appear blocky or blurry, and the performances by the character models really heightens the atmosphere.(4) To receive a letter like this, is, at the best of times, distressing, but being a carer as well heightens the distress.(5) It heightens the awareness of what you have and haven't got.(6) Unfortunately, the effect - which heightens the superficiality of the film - distances viewers from the action as opposed to pulling them into it.(7) Formality does not freeze emotion but heightens it.(8) Eye contact reassures him, but also heightens his urgency.(9) It's a design flaw in the writing that blurs distinctions between members of the cast and heightens the claustrophobic atmosphere which frequently threatens to suffocate the show's many fine qualities.(10) And this heightens concern among insolvency experts that the legal change has encouraged significantly more people to apply for bankruptcy as a way out of their personal debts.(11) This laborious technique allows the precision of colour that suggests dawn or dusk, mist or drizzle, the veil over the landscape that heightens sensory experience.(12) It was a touch maddening (something I have to live with anyway) not hearing it all, but this only heightens the excitement for the time when I finally get the whole story.(13) The viewers know what's going on, because they can see the player's cards (a glass table is used with cameras underneath), and once you're let in on that, it heightens the excitement.(14) For some, time sped up, senses heightened and they lost awareness of their bodies.(15) The colors looked brighter, offensive and sharp on our senses, piqued and heightened .(16) There's something about the friendly nature of the place, the predominance of music, and the idyllic beauty of the shores and the surf, that heightens the joy of living.
(1) average height ::
Durchschnittsgröße
(2) of medium height ::
von mittlerer Höhe
(3) ride height ::
Fahrhöhe
(4) line height ::
Zeilenhöhe
(5) in height ::
in der Höhe
(6) at the height ::
auf der Höhe
(7) slant height ::
Seitenhöhe
(8) height above sea level ::
Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel
(9) at its height ::
auf seiner Höhe
(10) height gage ::
Höhenmessgerät
Synonyms
Verb
1. raise ::
erziehen
2. intensify ::
intensivieren
3. sharpen ::
schärfen
4. rise ::
erhebt euch
5. deepen ::
vertiefen
Antonyms
1. abate ::
abklingen
2. moderate ::
mäßig
Different Forms
heighten, heightened, heightening, heightens
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