enhance
[ en-hans, -hahns ]
/ ɛnˈhæns, -ˈhɑns /
verb (used with object), en·hanced, en·hanc·ing.
to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candlelight enhanced her beauty.
to raise the value or price of: Rarity enhances the worth of old coins.
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Origin of enhance
synonym study for enhance
2. See elevate.
OTHER WORDS FROM enhance
en·hance·ment, nounen·hanc·ive, adjectiveself-en·hance·ment, nounun·en·hanced, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for enhance
enhance
/ (ɪnˈhɑːns) /
verb
(tr) to intensify or increase in quality, value, power, etc; improve; augment
Derived forms of enhance
enhancement, nounenhancer, nounenhancive, adjectiveWord Origin for enhance
C14: from Old French enhaucier, from en- 1 + haucier to raise, from Vulgar Latin altiāre (unattested), from Latin altus high
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