enhancing

plural enhancings

1. The act of enhancing; enhancement.

   Because how can it be defnitively proven that an enhancing in our degree of emulating was in fact caused by the conditioning from employing some type of sensory enhancing mindset.

   2009, Martin L. Vanderhook, A Sensory Approach to Improving Muscle Control, page 49

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   Evidence is sought for rebutting, not for confirming; and so, of course, little gets established; and even where facts are incontestable, the principles on which they were performed—the views of the agents—the objects aimed at—the palliatives—the enhancings— are all matter of contention; and neither party will give up an inch, lest the outworks should involve the citadel.

   1829 January, “Godwin's History of the CommonWealth”, in The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, volume 25, number 97, page 119

   In addition to targeting risks and vulnerabilities associated with crises and upheavals, the enhancing of social protection must be mindful of the structural elements that place social groups in a situation of vulnerability in the first place.

   2011, Sri Wening Handayani, Enhancing Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific

comparative more enhancing · superlative most enhancing

1. Acting or tending to enhance.

   It's obvious that this is more enhancing.

   2017, Trevor Wright, How to be a Brilliant Trainee Teacher

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   A few sounds were consistently more enhancing, while most were consistently more detracting.

   1982, L.M. Anderson, B.D. Mulligan, L.S. Goodman, “Esthetics of Sound in Outdoor Settings”, in Southeastern Recreation Research Conference Proceedings, page 114

   Similarly, successful attack operations in cyberspace with few tracks back to the host government can be very enhancing to one's internal reputation.

   2011, Chris C. Demchak, Wars of Disruption and Resilience, page 207

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of enhance