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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of heightens in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of heightens in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of heightens in a Sentence

  1. Honoré de Balzac:

    To promote laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect.

  2. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist, section 2:

    What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power in man, the will to power, power itself. What is bad? All that is born of weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that resistance is overcome.

  3. Daryl Jones:

    It is a significant red flag, the market is at a very risky point. It heightens the risk of a market crash.

  4. Genevieve Piche:

    Being exposed to a depressed mother who has difficulty dealing with her emotions as well as a high level of family conflict and hostility may influence the child to develop more negative emotions, it’s not just an individual factor that heightens the risk of depression, but an accumulation of many risk factors.

  5. Michael Steele:

    That heightens the sense of trying to accomplish the president's goals and your own personal goals you've set for your job when you know literally in 24 months, it's done.

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