Height"en (hīt"'n), v. t.
[Written also highten.] [imp. & p. p.
Heightened (#); p. pr. & vb. n.
Heightening.] 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.