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Meaning of 'enhance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Enhance [ v. i.]
- To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.
2 . Enhance [ v. t.]
- To raise or lift up; to exalt.
- To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance crime.

Meaning of 'enhance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . enhance [ v]
Meaning (1):
- increase
Example in sentence:
  • heighten the tension;
  • The landlord hiked up the rents;
  • This will enhance your enjoyment
Meaning (2):
- make better or more attractive
Example in sentence:
  • This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat

Nearby Words:

enhalo enhanced enhancement enhancer enhancing enharbor enharden enharmonic enharmonical enharmonically

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