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increase vs heighten

heighten vs increase

increase is a noun but heighten is not a noun.

increase and heighten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
increase Yes No Yes No
heighten No No Yes No
As verbs, heighten is a hyponym of increase; that is, heighten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: become bigger or greater in amount
  • heighten: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
As verbs, heighten is a hyponym of increase; that is, heighten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: make bigger or more
  • heighten: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
increase (noun) heighten (noun)
the act of increasing something
the amount by which something increases
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added
increase (verb) heighten (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount increase the level of
make bigger or more become more extreme
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
make (one's senses) more acute
increase the height of
Difference between increase and heighten

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