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According to WordNet, the verb "heighten" has 6 sense(s).

200432436 become more extreme; "The tension heightened".

201975753 increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars".

200229605 increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension".

200227165 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".

200392588 make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision".

200432281 make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest".

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