Enhance
easyPositive toneen-HANS
verb
Definition
to increase or improve in value, quality, or extent
Memory hook
enHANCE: picture giving something an extra HAND to lift it higher and make it better.
Word roots
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Examples
“Soft lighting enhanced the painting's warm tones.”
“The new evidence only enhanced her credibility with the jury.”
Test yourself
Fill in the blank with the right word:
“Soft lighting ______ the painting's warm tones.”
Show answer
enhanced
Categories
GRE Tip
Enhance is a easy-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "improve" or "augment" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "diminish".
Related GRE Words
ameliorate
To make something bad or unsatisfactory better
progress
To move forward or onward in space or time; to develop toward an improved state
complement
Something that completes or makes perfect; to complete or enhance
convert
To change or cause to change in form, character, or function
evolve
To develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
transform
To make a thorough or dramatic change in form, appearance, or character
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