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Common collocations with heighten in American Collocation

heighten verb intransitive/transitive

US /ˈhaɪt(ə)n/

considerably
dramatically
greatly
really
significantly

The number of fatalities greatly heightened public concern about food safety.

awareness

awareness

Coming away to college can often heighten your awareness about how you look.

worry or fear

anxiety
concern
fear
tension

The attacks were designed to heighten tensions between the two communities.

feeling or emotion

atmosphere
emotion
feeling
sense

All treatments are carried out with calming music to heighten the relaxing atmosphere.

enjoyment

enjoyment
pleasure

Try to heighten children’s enjoyment of stories.

interest

interest
speculation

Warnings about the dangers of drugs can heighten interest and use.

anticipation or suspicion

anticipation
expectation
suspense
suspicion

Anticipation was heightened by the fact Janet Jackson was on the bill.

effect

effect
impact

Excellent performances from the cast heighten the effect of the excellent script.