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Ennoble vs Heighten - What's the difference?

ennoble | heighten | Related terms |

Ennoble is a related term of heighten.


As verbs the difference between ennoble and heighten

is that ennoble is to bestow with nobility, honour or grace while heighten is to make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

ennoble

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
  • To ennoble textile fabrics, the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing, which together are known as 'ennobling fabrics'.

    • Derived terms

    * ennobler * ennoblement * ennobled * ennobling

    heighten

    English

    Verb

  • To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
  • To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
  • :to heighten beauty
  • :to heighten a flavor or a tint.
  • * 2006 , Ashley Seager, Employment rise gives chancellor a boost'', published in ''The Guardian Online , 6 December 2006
  • *:If Mr Brown chooses, he could raise his estimate of the economy's "trend" rate of growth in the coming years and so heighten his hopes of tax revenues.