English → Latin
“heighten” in Latin
efferōto bring, bear, carry, take out, forth, away; transport; to carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, buryaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenexaggerōto heap up; to exalt, amplify, heighten, magnify, exaggerateacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet; to exercise, practice, improve; to spur, stimulate, arouseindustriaenergetic activity, industry, application, diligence; purposefulness, purpose
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
heighten
Carry up higher (of a building), aliquid altius efferre (after Cic., Rep., 3, 3, 4).
To increase anything in extent, strength, intensity, etc., efferre: majus reddere: augere: exaggerare (opposed to extenuare aliquid, to represent it as great, noble, etc.): acuere (to sharpen; e.g., industriam). To heighten the beauties of anything (by a description), aliquid verbis adornare or oratione exornare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for heighten?
- The usual Latin words for “heighten” are efferō, augeō, exaggerō; also acuō, industria. 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.