Heighten
Pronunciation : Height"en (hit"'n)
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. "To heighten our confusion." Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. Hawthorne.
t. [Written also highten.] [imp. & p. p. Heightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Heightening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913