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transitive verbaufstocken; (fig.): (intensify) verstärken* * *1) (to make or become higher: to heighten the garden wall.) erhöhen2) (to increase (an effect etc).) steigern* * *height·en[ˈhaɪtən]I. vt▪ to \heighten sth1. (raise) etw höher machen [o stellen]to \heighten a mirror/picture einen Spiegel/ein Bild höher hängento \heighten one's awareness seine Aufmerksamkeit erhöhento \heighten pleasure/tension ein Vergnügen/eine Spannung steigernto \heighten sb's suffering jds Leiden verschlimmernto \heighten the value of a house/painting den Wert eines Hauses/Gemäldes erhöhen [o steigern3. (emphasize) etw betonen [o hervorheben]to \heighten one's cheekbones/eyes seine Backenknochen/Augen betonen [o hervorhebenII. vi anger, panic, pleasure ansteigen, wachsen, zunehmen* * *['haɪtn]1. vt(= raise) höherstellen or -machen; (= emphasize) colour etc hervorheben; (MED) fever steigen lassen, erhöhen; intensity steigern; colour, feelings, anger, love, ambition verstärken; passions, fear, fitness, effect, tension verstärken, erhöhen2. vi(fig: increase) wachsen, größer or stärker werden* * *A v/t1. erhöhen (auch fig)2. fig vergrößern, heben, steigern, verstärken, vertiefen3. hervorheben, betonen* * *transitive verbaufstocken; (fig.): (intensify) verstärken* * *v.erhöhen v.vergrößern v.
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