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enhance

/ɪnˈhæns/ verb B2
  1. To augment or make something greater.
  2. To improve something by adding features.
  3. To be raised up; to grow larger. (intransitive) · A debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.
  4. To take up contrast agent (for an organ, tissue, or lesion).

He/she/it enhances · Past enhanced · Past participle enhanced · -ing form enhancing

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Verb forms

Base form
enhance
He/she/it
enhances
Past
enhanced
Past participle
enhanced
-ing form
enhancing

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One enjoyment was certain--that of suitableness as companions; a suitableness which comprehended health and temper to bear inconveniences--cheerfulness to enhance every pleasure--and affection and intelligence, which might supply it among themselves if there were disappointments abroad.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 271 · B2
“Instead of being ruined, my good sir, you will find that your reputation has been enormously enhanced.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 62 · C1
To maximize intellectual productivity and enhance learning outcomes, experts recommend cultivating the practice of monotasking.
The Myth of Multitasking, p. 1 · C1
Numerous empirical studies suggest that the physical, tactile act of forming letters by hand significantly enhances memory and learning retention.
The Disappearing Signature, p. 1 · C1

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