Heighten and Incite

Heighten

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

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

Nearby Words: height, heightening

Incite

Incite verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

Heighten and incite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heighten" instead a verb "Incite".

Nearby Words: incitement, inciting

Common collocations

feeling heighten feeling incite feeling
violence heighten violence incite violence
fear heighten fear incite fear
effect heighten effect incite effect
Other words: feelings.
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