Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heighten up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
height-en up
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become or alter (something) to make it heightened, higher, more powerful or more intense.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

heightens up (present, singular) heightening up (participle, present) heightened up (participle, past) heightened up (past)

Questions

What does heighten up mean?
To become or alter (something) to make it heightened, higher, more powerful or more intense.

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