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What does heighten mean?

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Verb
  1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
  2. To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
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Some groups will always miss out, and the quotas will by their very nature heighten the unrepresentativeness of those taking part.
She told me to heighten the letter i and to cross my t's so that the horizontal bar is equally long on both sides of the vertical line.
Turning points separate the acts, change the course of the story and often heighten the drama by raising the stakes.
Her winning portrait was painted in acrylic on board but she used Polyfilla to heighten the features and give the painting greater depth.
To heighten the tension, the Amish group is dressed in traditional attire that includes bonnets and suspenders.
The experience of the preparation for Easter during Lent and Holy Week only serves to heighten the experience of Easter Day itself.

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