The meaning of Enhance

verb

Increase the power, status, or wealth of.

Usage examples:

An action intended to aggrandize the frankish dynasty

verb

To make someone more powerful or important

verb

Increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.

Usage examples:

The accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement

verb

To increase the strength of a sound; make louder

Usage examples:

Electric guitars are amplified through loudspeakers., this study amplifies earlier research., [ u ]…

verb

Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Usage examples:

He augmented his summer income by painting houses

noun

A vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in greek and certain other indo-european languages.

verb

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Usage examples:

A range of measures to boost tourism

noun

A source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement.

Usage examples:

The cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy

noun

A thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality.

Usage examples:

Local ales provide the perfect complement to fine food

verb

Contribute extra features to (someone or something) in such a way as to improve or emphasize their qualities.

Usage examples:

A classic blazer complements a look that's smart or casual

verb

To help make something or someone more complete or effective

Usage examples:

She used photographs to complement the text of the news story., this ancient chinese therapy is par…

prefix

(forming verbs and their derivatives) down; away.

Usage examples:

Descend

abbreviation

Delaware (in official postal use).

verb

Raise or lift (something) to a higher position.

Usage examples:

The exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head

verb

Raise from a lower to a higher position

verb

To give someone a higher or more important position

Usage examples:

He was elevated to the chairmanship of the house armed services committee., they hoped to elevate t…

verb

Improve or enhance the quality or value of.

Usage examples:

Her exposure to museums enriched her life in france

Make better or improve in quality

verb

To improve the quality of something by adding something else

Usage examples:

The heritage of africa has greatly enriched american life., uranium is enriched for use in nuclear …

verb

Increase rapidly.

Usage examples:

The price of tickets escalated

verb

To make or become greater or more serious

Usage examples:

[ t ] sending in more troops would escalate the war., [ i ] our costs escalated considerably over t…

verb

To become more important or serious, or to make something do this

Usage examples:

A problem/crisis/dispute escalates mediation can be used to settle disputes at an early stage and s…

verb

Think or speak very highly of (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The party will continue to exalt their hero

verb

To praise someone a lot, or to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position

Usage examples:

He felt an exalted sense of power now that he was in line to run the company.

verb

Make or become more intense.

Usage examples:

The pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it

verb

To increase, esp. an emotion or effect

Usage examples:

[ i ] as the excitement heightened, the audience began stamping their feet., [ t ] the high winds h…

verb

Make or become better.

Usage examples:

Efforts to improve relations between the countries

verb

To make better

verb

Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Usage examples:

Car use is increasing at an alarming rate

noun

A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

Usage examples:

An increase of 28.3 per cent

verb

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous

verb

Fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended.

Usage examples:

Never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres

verb

To cause an object to increase in size and shape by filling it with air or gas, or (of an object) to become larger as a result of this process

Usage examples:

[ t ] to inflate balloons, [ i ] air bags in cars are designed to inflate automatically on impact.,…

verb

To increase the value or price of something, or to become more valuable or expensive

Usage examples:

People who bought homes years ago have seen the values inflate and property taxes rise with the inf…

verb

Become or make more intense.

Usage examples:

The dispute began to intensify

Increase in extent or strength

verb

To make something stronger or more extreme, or to become stronger or more extreme

Usage examples:

[ t ] he intensified his training, running 45 miles a week., [ i ] fighting around the capital has …

verb

Raise to a higher position or level.

Usage examples:

He lifted his trophy over his head

noun

A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels.

Usage examples:

Alice went up to the second floor in the lift

verb

To move something from a lower to a higher position

Usage examples:

[ t ] i can’t lift you up – you’re a big boy now!, [ i always + adv/prep ] the top of the stool lif…

verb

Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.

Usage examples:

The retinal image will be magnified

verb

To make something look larger than it is, esp. by looking at it through a special piece of glass

Usage examples:

Although your skin looks smooth, when magnified you can see a lot of little bumps and holes., he al…

verb

Lift or move to a higher position or level.

Usage examples:

She raised both arms above her head

noun

An increase in salary.

Usage examples:

He wants a raise and some perks

verb

Move upwards

verb

Make or become stronger.

Usage examples:

He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth

verb

To become more effective, or to make something more effective

Usage examples:

[ t ] somehow his illness strengthened their marriage and brought them closer together., [ t ] pare…

verb

To make something more effective or powerful

Usage examples:

A discussion paper aiming to strengthen the eu's competition regime has been circulated amongst com…

noun

A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it.

Usage examples:

The handout is a supplement to the official manual

verb

Add an extra element or amount to.

Usage examples:

I looked for a part-time job to supplement my income

noun

Something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

Usage examples:

Hormone/vitamin supplements, an advertising supplement, she got a second job to supplement her inco…

verb

(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Usage examples:

Her bruised knee was already swelling up

noun

A full or gently rounded shape or form.

Usage examples:

The soft swell of her breast

adjective

Excellent; very good.

Usage examples:

You're looking swell

verb

Raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components.

Usage examples:

The cost of upgrading each workstation is around £300

noun

An act of upgrading something.

Usage examples:

A room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite

verb

To improve the quality or usefulness of something, or to raise something or someone to a higher position or rank

Usage examples:

If you want to raise rents, you have to upgrade the housing first., they’re spending more than $4 m…