highen

H4I1G2H4E1N1

verb

To make high; heighten.

OriginMiddle English heyghnen →
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Meanings

verbhighen (third-person singular simple present highens, present participle highening, simple past and past participle highened)

present singular third person highens · participle present highening · participle past highened · past highened

  1. dialectaltransitiveTo make high; heighten.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishheyghnen
  2. Englishhighen

From Middle English heyghnen, heynen, equivalent to high + -en.

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APA

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MLA

“highen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highen.

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