Heighten and Muffle

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

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Muffle is an antonym for heighten.

Nearby Words: height, heightening

Muffle verb - To deaden the sound of.

Usage example: the walls muffled their conversation so that only a low murmur was heard

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Heighten is an antonym for muffle.

Nearby Words: muffled, muff, muffler, muffling

sense	heighten sense	muffle sense
voice	heighten voice	muffle voice

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