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  • 31Heightened — Heighten Height en (h[imac]t n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to …

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  • 32Heightening — Heighten Height en (h[imac]t n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to …

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  • 33highten — Heighten Height en (h[imac]t n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to …

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  • 34intensify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. deepen, strengthen, heighten, sharpen; concentrate; aggravate (see increase). See strength. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strengthen, heighten, sharpen, emphasize, deepen, escalate, increase, aggravate,… …

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  • 35raise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lift, elevate; [a]rouse, stir up, incite; muster, collect; resurrect; erect, build, exalt, honor; increase; cultivate, breed. See elevation, excitement, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. increase …

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  • 36intensify — intensify, aggravate, heighten, enhance mean to increase markedly in degree or measure. Intensify implies a deepening or strengthening of a thing or especially of its characteristic quality {a clear atmosphere intensifies the blue of the sky} {an …

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  • 37De (Chinese) — Taoism portal Taoism …

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  • 38elevate — v. /el euh vayt /; adj. /el euh vayt , vit/, v., elevated, elevating, adj. v.t. 1. to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up. 2. to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote: to elevate an archbishop to cardinal. 3.… …

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  • 39arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 40motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …

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