Difference between Raise and Heighten

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: NOUN

An acquisition; a getting or procuring by special effort, as of money or chattels: as, to make a raise of a hundred dollars.
A raising or enlarging in amount; an increase or advance: as, a raise of wages; a raise of the stakes in gaming.
A raising or lifting; removal by lifting or taking away, as of obstructions.
Something raised, elevated, or built up; an ascent; a rise; a pile; a cairn.
In mining, a rise; a riser; an opening at the back of a level to connect it to the level above.
A dialectal (Scotch) preterit of rise.
An increase in salary.
The act of raising or increasing.
An upward slope or grade (as in a road)
The act of raising something
The amount a salary is increased
Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: VERB

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Increase
Move upwards
Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Cause to become alive again
Raise in rank or condition
Put an end to
Bring up
Cause to puff up with a leaven
Raise from a lower to a higher position
Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
Construct, build, or erect
Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
Raise the level or amount of something
In bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
Bet more than the previous player
Put forward for consideration or discussion
Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
Cause to be heard or known; express or utter
Activate or stir up
Establish radio communications with
Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
Bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project
Invigorate or heighten
Collect funds for a specific purpose

Make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Make (one's senses) more acute
Increase
Increase the height of
Become more extreme
Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid.
To make angry; enrage.
To cough up (phlegm).
To alter and increase fraudulently the written value of (a check, for example).
To bring into sight by approaching nearer.
To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).
To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
To increase (a poker bet).
To remove or withdraw (an order).
To end (a siege) by withdrawing troops or forcing the enemy troops to withdraw.
To cause (dough) to puff up.
To gather together; collect.
To make contact with by radio.
To bring about; provoke.
To stir up; instigate.
To awaken; arouse.
To voice; utter.
To put forward for consideration: : broach.
To accustom to something from an early age.
To bring up; rear.
To breed and care for to maturity.
To grow, especially in quantity; cultivate.
To improve in rank or dignity; promote.
To increase in intensity, degree, strength, or pitch.
To increase in size, quantity, or worth.
To cause to arise, appear, or exist.
To erect or build.
To set in an upright or erect position.
To move to a higher position; elevate: : lift.

To become high or higher; rise.
To rise or increase in quantity or degree; intensify.
To make high or higher; raise.
To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: TRANSITIVE VERB

To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad
To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: OTHER WORD TYPES

Express or utter
Cause to be heard or known
Bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
Increase the level of
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Look after a child until it is an adult
To estimate as of importance; cry up; hence, to applaud; extol.
To make higher or more elevated in state, condition, estimation, amount, or degree; cause to rise in grade, rank, or value; heighten, exalt, advance, enhance, increase, or intensify: as, to raise a man to higher office; to raise one's reputation; to raise the temperature; to raise prices; to raise the tariff.
To elevate in position or upward reach; increase the height of; build up, fill, or embank; make higher: as, to raise a building by adding a garret or loft; to raise the bed of a road; the flood raised the river above its banks.
To make upright or erect; cause to stand by lifting; elevate on a base or support; stand or set up: as, to raise a mast or pole; to raise the frame of a building; to raise a fallen man.
To lift or bring up bodily in space; move to a higher place; carry or cause to be carried upward or aloft; hoist: as, to raise one's hand or head; to raise ore from a mine; to raise a flag to the masthead.
In poker, to increase (the amount bet by any preceding player).
(idiom) (raise the stakes) To increase one's commitment or involvement.
(idiom) (raise eyebrows) To cause surprise or mild disapproval.
(idiom) (Cain/the devil) /hell) To reprimand someone angrily.
(idiom) (Cain/the devil) /hell) To behave in a rowdy or disruptive fashion.

Make more extreme
Increase the level of
To become higher; increase; augment.
Synonyms Lift, Exalt, etc. See raise.
To make high or higher in feeling or condition; elevate or exalt, as the mind or a person.
To make higher in amount or degree; increase; augment; intensify: as, to heighten an effect.
To make higher; increase the vertical elevation of.

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: RELATED WORDS

Produce, Resurrect, Enhance, Provoke, Arouse, Levy, Promote, Erect, Rise, Grow, Lift, Climb, Heighten, Hike, Elevate

Rekindle, Bolster, Accentuate, Aggravate, Inflame, Exacerbate, Elevate, Reinforce, Compound, Rise, Raise, Sharpen, Enhance, Deepen, Intensify

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: DESCRIBE WORDS

Recruit, Elicit, Resurrect, Enhance, Provoke, Arouse, Levy, Promote, Erect, Rise, Grow, Climb, Heighten, Hike, Elevate

Rekindle, Bolster, Accentuate, Aggravate, Inflame, Exacerbate, Elevate, Reinforce, Compound, Rise, Raise, Sharpen, Enhance, Deepen, Intensify

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

So time goes by and they raise it.
What can raise my risk of high cholesterol?
Black Ridge Oil affiliate trying to raise acquisi.
Spiritually speaking, we need to raise children every bit as much as they need us to raise them.
Many of these tax issues raise unsettled and complex legal issues, and also involve various factual determinations, such as valuations, that raise additional uncertainties.
Raise with a lever, try to move or raise with a prize.
An agreement that treats the single raise of a minor suit as strong, and a double raise as preemptive.
In such a proceeding, the garnishee may raise any legal defense that it would be entitled to raise against the judgment debtor.
Constructive raise: by partnership agreement, a single raise of a major suit opening that shows more strength than usual.
There are many objections that the US could raise, and will inevitably raise.

Correct, develop, enhance, heighten and help gauge financial.
They will heighten your feelings and our emotions.
Stress and fear heighten activation of the amygdala.
The campaign is specifically designed to heighten awareness.
IELT, heighten sexual satisfaction and improve ejaculatory control.
Exasperate, provoke, wound, make worse, intensify, embitter, heighten.
An opportunity to heighten your Graduate Student experience.
Become an event sponsor to heighten your exposure.
This will heighten your relationships with these Realtors.
Ground floor display windows to heighten visual interest.

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: QUESTIONS

Where does bill to raise government revenue originate?
Why is authority without coercion called Raise Responsibility?
Who can raise money during the legislative session?
Does eating cashews raise blood cholesterol levels?
How to consciously Raise Your vibrational frequency?
Does religious disagreement raise worries about rationality?
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Will quantitative easing (QE) raise interest rates?
Are grandparents who raise their grandchildren vulnerable?
When did Earth Wind and fire release Raise Raise Raise?

How does the description of Antinous'Cup heighten the effect of Odysseus'bow shot?
Could the institutional vacuum further heighten tensions between the government and opposition?
How does Artemisia Gentileschi heighten the drama of Judith and maidservant?
Why is it important to heighten emotionality in adolescence?
What would heighten similarities and flatten differences?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RAISE AND HEIGHTEN

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: NOUN

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: VERB

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: INTRANSITIVE VERB

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: TRANSITIVE VERB

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: OTHER WORD TYPES

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: RELATED WORDS

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: DESCRIBE WORDS

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

RAISE vs HEIGHTEN: QUESTIONS