The lessons learned from the annals of history on peak wood should heighten our awareness of the consequences of the limits of natural resources.
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Heighten
/ˈhaɪ̯.tən/
Synonyms for "heighten" (166 found)
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Noun(7 words)
crank up rotationdeepeningdisrespect increaseengagement riseenlargingescalatingincrease crank rotation
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Noun(12 words)
increase painincreased englishintensifyingintensifying adverbintensifying adverb exampleintensifying adverb examplesold french encreistrepunchratchetingswellesttension formulawhetting
Verb(13 words)
increasesincreases concentrationintensifiedintensifiesintensify debateredoublesrisesensitizedsensitizessharpenstiffeneduppedwhetted
Adjective(1 words)
intensified noun phrase
Determiner(1 words)
more feeling
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6 entriesheighten awarenessheighten curiosityheighten emotionsheighten focusheighten riskheighten tension
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Humanitarian organizations fear the ongoing impasse and the hostile rhetoric could heighten local xenophobia.
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Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, is being heightened by one metre in a £3.6 million project to reduce delays caused by flooding.
Source: wiktionary
to heighten beauty
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