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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Anglo-French
Origin: enhauncer, from Vulgar Latin inaltiare 'to raise', from Latin altus 'high'

enhance

 verb
     
en‧hance W3 [transitive]
to improve something:
Good lighting will enhance any room.
The publicity has enhanced his reputation.
—enhancer noun [countable]
flavor enhancers
—enhancement noun [uncountable and countable]
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