Climb and Heighten

Climb

Climb verb - To become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number.
Usage example: complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover

Heighten and climb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heighten" instead a verb "Climb".

Nearby Words: climbed, climbing, climber

Heighten

Heighten verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

Climb and heighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Climb" instead a verb "Heighten".

Nearby Words: height, heightening

Common collocations

ability climb ability heighten ability
rock climb rock heighten rock
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