Hyphenation of heighten

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word heighten? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

height-en

Definitions of heighten:

1.	Become more extreme The tension heightened
2.	Make more extreme Raise in quantity, degree, or intensity Heightened interest
3.	Increase This will enhance your enjoyment Heighten the tension
4.	Increase the height of The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars
5.	Make (one's senses) more acute This drug will sharpen your vision
6.	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked The efforts were intensified
7.	Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness This event only deepened my convictions

Synonyms of heighten:

verb	rise, increase
verb	increase
verb	enhance, raise, intensify, compound, deepen
verb	raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
verb	sharpen, intensify, compound, deepen
verb	intensify, compound, deepen, increase

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.