SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

enhance

verb

To improve or increase a quality, value, or effect.

Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Improve a quality or effect

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Usage distinction

Increase can merely enlarge; enhance normally implies an improvement or stronger desirable quality.

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A clearer introduction can enhance the reader's understanding of the argument.
Dictionary practice example.
The trainee used larger labels to enhance the readability of the display without crowding the shelf edges.
From A Different Kind of Display.

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