The Clue
Grows more intense (9 letter answer)
The Answer
HEIGHTENS
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Notes
The answer HEIGHTENS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Elevates
Intensifies
Definition
HEIGHTEN as a verb:
1. (heighten, rise) = become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
3. (enhance, heighten, raise) = increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
4. increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
5. (sharpen, heighten) = make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
6. (intensify, compound, heighten, deepen) = make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"