Heighten and Instigate

Heighten

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

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

Nearby Words: height, heightening

Instigate

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

Heighten and instigate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heighten" instead a verb "Instigate".

Common collocations

feeling heighten feeling instigate feeling
dissonance heighten dissonance instigate dissonance
reactions heighten reactions instigate reactions
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