enhance

UK: /ɪnˈhɑːns/ US: /ɛnˈhæns/ ,(en hans′, -häns′)

Inflections of 'enhance' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

enhances

v 3rd person singular

enhancing

v pres p

enhanced

v past

enhanced

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

en•hance /ɛnˈhæns/   v. [~ + object] , -hanced, -hanc•ing. 

1. to increase the value, attractiveness, or quality of;
   improve:
   A fine wine will enhance a delicious meal.

en•hance•ment, n. [uncountable* countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

en•hance  (en hans′, -häns′), v.t., -hanced, -hanc•ing. 

1. to raise to a higher degree;
   intensify;
   magnify:
   The candelight enhanced her beauty.
2. to raise the value or price of:
   Rarity enhances the worth of old coins.

• Gmc; see haughty), though -n- is unexplained
• Vulgar Latin *altiāre (derivative of Latin altus high, with h-
• Anglo-French enhauncer, apparently for Old French enhaucer, equivalent. to en- en-¹ + haucer to raise (French hausser)
• Middle English enhauncen 1325–75

en•hance′ment, n. 
en•hanc′ive, adj. 
Synonyms

• 2. See elevate. 

Antonyms

• 1. diminish.
• 2. reduce.

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enhance / ɪnˈhɑːns/ verb

1. (transitive) to intensify or increase in quality, value, power, etc; improve; augment

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French enhaucier, from en-¹ + haucier to raise, from Vulgar Latin altiāre (unattested), from Latin altus high

enˈhancement noun

enˈhancer noun