Enhance

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENHANCED (-hănst'); p. pr. & vb. n. ENHANCING.] [Norm. Fr. enhauncer, enhancer, O. Fr. enhalcer, enhauncier, enhausser, from prefix en and haucer, haucier, hausser, Pr. al-sar, ausar, Sp. alzar, It. alzare, Lat. as if altiare, from altus, high, O. Fr. alt, halt, N. Fr. haut, Pr. alt, aut, Sp., Pg., & It. alto. Cf. Pr. enansar, enanzar, to advance, exalt.] 1. To raise or lift up; to exalt; to elevate. [Obs.] He that mekith himself shall be enhanced. Matt. xxiii. 12, Wycliffe's Trans. Who, naught aghast, his mighty hand enhanced. Spenser. 2. To add to; to augment; to increase; to make more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance crime. The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of their services, in making them feared as well as hated. Southey.

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