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enhance

en·hance

UK/ɪnˈhɑːns/ US/ɛnˈhɑːns/ fairly common

verb

1.

increase

  • “This will enhance your enjoyment”
  • “heighten the tension”
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2.

make better or more attractive

  • “This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat”

Origin

From Middle English enhauncen, anhaunsen, from Anglo-Norman anhauncer (“enhance, raise”), from Vulgar Latin *inaltiāre (“raise”), derived from Latin in + altus (“high”). The /h/ in Old French was taken from haut (“high”), where it resulted from Frankish influence.

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