enhance

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈhɑːns/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To improve something or make it more attractive or effective.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To augment or make something greater.

Examples

  • If you have a good garden, it will enhance the value of your house.

  • So-called "winter time" is expected to enhance the college reform.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈhans/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To improve something by adding features.

  2. To lift, raise up.

  3. To take up contrast agent (for an organ, tissue, or lesion).

More examples

In context

  • This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.

  • A debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.

  • nought aghast, his mightie hand enhaunst: / The stroke down from her head vnto her shoulder glaunst.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English enhauncen, anhaunsen, from Anglo-Norman anhauncer (“enhance, raise”), from Vulgar Latin *inaltiāre (“raise”), derived from Latin in + altus (“high”). The /h/ in Old French was taken from haut (“high”), where it resulted from Frankish influence.