"heighten" meaning in English

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          "text": "The music heightened the tension in the film."
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          "text": "Security was heightened before the meeting."
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        {
          "text": "Her heart beat faster as the drama heightened."
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        "If a sense, awareness, or risk heightens, it increases or becomes stronger."
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      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ̯.tən/"
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  "word": "heighten"
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