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    enhance
    /ɪnˈhɑːns/

    verb

    • 1. intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of: "his refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation"

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  2. to improve the quality, amount, or value of something: The convention is an opportunity to enhance your business knowledge and polish your networking skills. He believes that organizational effectiveness is enhanced by fair and ethical management. High productivity lowers costs and enhances value.

  3. The meaning of ENHANCE is heighten, increase; especially : to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness. How to use enhance in a sentence. Enhance Has Latin Roots

  4. to improve the quality, amount, or value of something: The convention is an opportunity to enhance your business knowledge and polish your networking skills. He believes that organizational effectiveness is enhanced by fair and ethical management. High productivity lowers costs and enhances value.

  5. To enhance something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness. They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad. [VERB noun] The beiges and creams of its suites are enhanced by splashes of warm colour in the cushions and throws. [VERB noun] Synonyms: improve, better, increase, raise More Synonyms of enhance.

  6. To enhance is to raise to a higher degree, such as to magnify or intensify something. To enhance a photo, for example, is to improve the colors, lighting, or other characteristics in order to improve the photo.

  7. When you enhance something, you heighten it or make it better. "Hance" is not a word, but the addition of "en-" does something to enhance it and improve its sound. You can enhance the size of something, too, by altering it or raising it, which is what the word original meant (the "hance" part came via French from Latin altus , meaning "high").

  8. To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness: exercises that enhance cardiovascular health; spices that enhance the flavor of a sauce; renovations that enhance the neighborhood.