enhance

verb

To augment or make something greater.

To improve something by adding features.

(intransitive) To be raised up; to grow larger.

(radiology) To take up contrast agent (for an organ, tissue, or lesion).

(obsolete) To lift, raise up.

Roots

altushanc- · Latin · high

Synonyms for enhance

heightenv augmentv improvev strengthenv intensifyv raisev enrichv amplifyv increasen amelioratev reinforcev elevatev enlargev magnifyv deepenv promotev

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Where does enhance come from?

The word enhance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root hanc-, from Latin altus (“high”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.