Heighten vs Reinforce - What's the difference?
heighten | reinforce |
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,
*: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.
(senseid)To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
To emphasize or review.
To encourage a behavior or idea through repeated stimulus.
As verbs the difference between heighten and reinforce
is that heighten is to make high; to raise higher; to elevate while reinforce is (senseid)to strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.heighten
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Employment rise gives chancellor a boost'', published in ''The Guardian Online , 6 December 2006
reinforce
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(reinforc)- He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
- The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
- ''Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.