Heighten vs Straighten - What's the difference?
heighten | straighten |
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.
To cause to become straight.
To become straight.
To put in ; to tidy up.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=Septembe 24
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania
, work=BBC Sport
To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
(slang) To .
To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
As verbs the difference between heighten and straighten
is that heighten is to make high; to raise higher; to elevate while straighten is to cause to become straight.heighten
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Verb
Employment rise gives chancellor a boost'', published in ''The Guardian Online , 6 December 2006
straighten
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(en verb)- to straighten one's affairs, or an account
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