enhance
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verb (used with object), en·hanced, en·hanc·ing.
1.
to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candelight enhanced her beauty.
2.
to raise the value or price of: Rarity enhances the worth of old coins.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English enhauncen < Anglo-French enhauncer, apparently for Old French enhaucer, equivalent to en- en-1 + haucer to raise (French hausser) < Vulgar Latin *altiāre (derivative of Latin altus high, with h- < Germanic; see haughty), though -n- is unexplained
1325–75; Middle English enhauncen < Anglo-French enhauncer, apparently for Old French enhaucer, equivalent to en- en-1 + haucer to raise (French hausser) < Vulgar Latin *altiāre (derivative of Latin altus high, with h- < Germanic; see haughty), though -n- is unexplained
Related forms
en·hance·ment, noun
en·hanc·ive, adjective
self-en·hance·ment, noun
un·en·hanced, adjective
Antonyms
1. diminish. 2. reduce.
1. diminish. 2. reduce.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to intensify or increase in quality, value, power, etc; improve; augment | |
| [C14: from Old French enhaucier, from | |
| en'hancement | |
| —n | |
| en'hancer | |
| —n | |
| en'hancive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
enhance
late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. enhauncer, from O.Fr. enhaucier "make greater," from V.L. *inaltiare, from L.L. inaltare "raise, exalt." The -h- in O.Fr. supposedly from influence of Frankish word for "high." Related: Enhanced; enhancing.
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Example sentences
Hobbies also enhance self-esteem and self-confidence.
Setting a cluster of color against a simple background will enhance the mood.
Creating a dissertation-support group made up of fellow doctoral students can enhance your productivity.
Both can enhance cognitive functioning, even in normal people, relatively safely.
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