Heighten
verb
To make higher or taller.
To see better, he heightened the chair with books.
verb
To make stronger or more intense.
The suspense in the movie was heightened by the music.
verb
To improve or refine.
Her acting classes heightened her skills.
verb
To make more acute or severe.
His comments only served to heighten the tension.
verb
To make longer or larger.
The seamstress heightened the dress by adding more fabric at the bottom.
verb
To beautify or adorn.
The fresh flowers heightened the beauty of the room.
verb
To make higher or taller.
To see better, he heightened the chair with books.
verb
To make stronger or more intense.
The suspense in the movie was heightened by the music.
verb
To improve or refine.
Her acting classes heightened her skills.
verb
To make more acute or severe.
His comments only served to heighten the tension.
verb
To make longer or larger.
The seamstress heightened the dress by adding more fabric at the bottom.
verb
To beautify or adorn.
The fresh flowers heightened the beauty of the room.
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Alteration
Use 'heighten' when speaking about making a physical object taller, not when making abstract concepts taller.
She heightened the shelf to accommodate larger books.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Clarity
'Heighten' often relates to improving sight or perspective by increasing elevation.
He heightened the camera to capture the entire scene.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Alteration
Use 'heighten' when speaking about making a physical object taller, not when making abstract concepts taller.
She heightened the shelf to accommodate larger books.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Clarity
'Heighten' often relates to improving sight or perspective by increasing elevation.
He heightened the camera to capture the entire scene.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Alteration
Use 'heighten' when speaking about making a physical object taller, not when making abstract concepts taller.
She heightened the shelf to accommodate larger books.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Clarity
'Heighten' often relates to improving sight or perspective by increasing elevation.
He heightened the camera to capture the entire scene.
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Greeting the world in...
are the visible parts that we rightly celebrate. However, only when we look deeper, under the water, are we able to focus on the common values that connect us. In what seems to be an increasingly troubled world, where social and political systems are being stretched, conflict within and between countries is at times heightened,
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Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
Now, what I want you to do is look directly at me, OK, just take a deep breath in through your nose, letting it out through your mouth, and relax. Allow your eyes to close, on five, four, three, two, one. Close your eyes right now. OK, now, I'm not hypnotizing you, I'm merely placing you in a heightened state of synchronicity,
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Ideasthesia: How do...
whether it's song lyrics combining perfectly with a melody, the thematic content of a painting heightened by its use of colors and brushstrokes, or the well constructed plot of a novel conveyed through perfectly crafted sentences. Most importantly, the network of associations formed by ideasethesia
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The benefits of a good...
So why do we remember some things and not others? Well, there are a few ways to influence the extent and effectiveness of memory retention. For example, memories that are formed in times of heightened feeling, or even stress, will be better recorded due to the hippocampus' link with emotion.
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The benefits of a...
Some of these are even visible, such as higher density of the grey matter that contains most of your brain's neurons and synapses, and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life
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Amelia Earhart Part I:...
which when you come to think of it as a weird bit of mystery terminology to use for this story among all the theories out there none involve a gun smoking or otherwise but the search for that so-called smoking gun has definitely heightened the story into a kind of true
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Why Shakespeare loved...
But there might be another reason. The next time you're in a heightened emotional situation, like the ones that make Shakespeare's characters burst into verse, put your hand over the left side of your chest. What do you feel? That's your heart beating in iambs.
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To listen is to live PIPE...
change the world but it's powerful because can change the way that you see the world so my fifth lessons you is to savor every moment I find that I my very best version of myself when I met Ted I more engaged I've heightened awareness
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Nail-Biting Leopard...
i have never seen anything like this in my life if she gets any closer guys don't move a muscle knowing that she's perfectly capable of springing into the back of our truck in an instant certainly heightens the nerves
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Elephants Being...
That's three times more than humans. Do these huge brains translate into a heightened intelligence? What emotions do elephants feel? And why is the herd so important for their survival?
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Greeting the world in...
are the visible parts that we rightly celebrate. However, only when we look deeper, under the water, are we able to focus on the common values that connect us. In what seems to be an increasingly troubled world, where social and political systems are being stretched, conflict within and between countries is at times heightened,
Video examples
Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
Now, what I want you to do is look directly at me, OK, just take a deep breath in through your nose, letting it out through your mouth, and relax. Allow your eyes to close, on five, four, three, two, one. Close your eyes right now. OK, now, I'm not hypnotizing you, I'm merely placing you in a heightened state of synchronicity,
Video examples
Ideasthesia: How do...
whether it's song lyrics combining perfectly with a melody, the thematic content of a painting heightened by its use of colors and brushstrokes, or the well constructed plot of a novel conveyed through perfectly crafted sentences. Most importantly, the network of associations formed by ideasethesia
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
So why do we remember some things and not others? Well, there are a few ways to influence the extent and effectiveness of memory retention. For example, memories that are formed in times of heightened feeling, or even stress, will be better recorded due to the hippocampus' link with emotion.
Video examples
The benefits of a...
Some of these are even visible, such as higher density of the grey matter that contains most of your brain's neurons and synapses, and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life
Video examples
Amelia Earhart Part I:...
which when you come to think of it as a weird bit of mystery terminology to use for this story among all the theories out there none involve a gun smoking or otherwise but the search for that so-called smoking gun has definitely heightened the story into a kind of true
Video examples
Why Shakespeare loved...
But there might be another reason. The next time you're in a heightened emotional situation, like the ones that make Shakespeare's characters burst into verse, put your hand over the left side of your chest. What do you feel? That's your heart beating in iambs.
Video examples
To listen is to live PIPE...
change the world but it's powerful because can change the way that you see the world so my fifth lessons you is to savor every moment I find that I my very best version of myself when I met Ted I more engaged I've heightened awareness
Video examples
Nail-Biting Leopard...
i have never seen anything like this in my life if she gets any closer guys don't move a muscle knowing that she's perfectly capable of springing into the back of our truck in an instant certainly heightens the nerves
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Elephants Being...
That's three times more than humans. Do these huge brains translate into a heightened intelligence? What emotions do elephants feel? And why is the herd so important for their survival?
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Kate Herron
You know, 'Jurassic Park' is a film I always go back to a lot - it's a fantastical world, but I care about all the characters in that situation, and then I think in caring about them, it can make it relatable and help me kind of see this heightened world through, not always familiar eyes, but at least eyes I can understand.
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Jean Houston
American Author
I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we know.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
In uncertain times, it is of heightened importance that our elected representatives exercise their democratic duty and use all levers at parliament's disposal to ensure a fair balance of powers.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
You become like a vampire when you're pregnant: your senses are so sensitive, and your emotions are so heightened - that helps with performance because you really feel things.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
The thing is, even if you're playing sort of a heightened character and playing inside sort of a heightened reality, you can still apply your own truths to those characters.
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Helen Clark
New Zealander Statesman
If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the market fosters.
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Jordan Peele
American Actor
The best comedy and horror feel like they take place in reality. You have a rule or two you are bending or heightening, but the world around it is real.
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Jon Watts
American Director
Every film you see in film school takes on a heightened importance in your life.
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Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Roman Writer
The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession.
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Rebecca Miller
American Director
The quality of life decreases with heightened security.
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Kate Herron
You know, 'Jurassic Park' is a film I always go back to a lot - it's a fantastical world, but I care about all the characters in that situation, and then I think in caring about them, it can make it relatable and help me kind of see this heightened world through, not always familiar eyes, but at least eyes I can understand.
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Jean Houston
American Author
I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we know.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
In uncertain times, it is of heightened importance that our elected representatives exercise their democratic duty and use all levers at parliament's disposal to ensure a fair balance of powers.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
You become like a vampire when you're pregnant: your senses are so sensitive, and your emotions are so heightened - that helps with performance because you really feel things.
Quote examples
Johnny Depp
American Actor
The thing is, even if you're playing sort of a heightened character and playing inside sort of a heightened reality, you can still apply your own truths to those characters.
Quote examples
Helen Clark
New Zealander Statesman
If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the market fosters.
Quote examples
Jordan Peele
American Actor
The best comedy and horror feel like they take place in reality. You have a rule or two you are bending or heightening, but the world around it is real.
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Jon Watts
American Director
Every film you see in film school takes on a heightened importance in your life.
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Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Roman Writer
The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession.
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Rebecca Miller
American Director
The quality of life decreases with heightened security.
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