English → Latin
“enhance” in Latin
augeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenexaggerōto heap up; to exalt, amplify, heighten, magnify, exaggerateincendōto set on fire, burn, kindle; to heat, make hot, scorch; to light up with fire, make a fire uponamplificōto enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify; develop; to praise loudly, exalt
The English word enhance itself goes back to Latin in, through *altiare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enhance
augere: majus reddere: exaggerare (aliquid verbis. rem familiarem). To enhance the price, pretium alicujus rei efferre (raise it); the price of corn, annonam flagellare (by not bringing it into market): annonam accenriere or incendere. Their fragility enhances their price, fragilitas accendit pretium alicujus rei (Sen.): this, too, enhances his glory, id quoque ad gloriam ejus accedit: to enhance anybody’s glory, amplificare (by words).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enhance?
- The usual Latin words for “enhance” are augeō, exaggerō, incendō; also amplificō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.