Etymology

heighten

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Today it means: To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. Full definition →

Middle English heightenen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromheightenen
  2. English todayheighten

From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).

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