Heighten and Moderate

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

Usage example: several controversial measures have heightened parental awareness of the impact of school policy decisions

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Moderate is an antonym for heighten.

Nearby Words: height, heightening

Moderate verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

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Heighten is an antonym for moderate in lessen topic.

violence	heighten violence	moderate violence
effect	heighten effect	moderate effect

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