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Enhance: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：improve quality (enhance)

enhance 🔊

/ɪnˈhæns/

vt.

To make something better in quality, value, or attractiveness.

Enhance meaning illustrated by a photo clarity slider improving image quality.

improve quality 🔊

➕

/ɪmˈpruːv ˈkwɒlɪti/

vt.

To increase the quality, value, or attractiveness of something.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'enhaucier', from Latin 'inaltiare' (in- 'make' + altus 'high'), meaning to raise.

💡 Mnemonic

ENHANCE sounds like 'in hands' – imagine holding something to make it better.

📖 Example

The new software uses AI to enhance old, blurry photos, making them look sharp and clear. 🔊 This illustrates how artificial intelligence can restore and improve the clarity of old photographs.

🔗 Collocations

enhance performance – to improve the way something operates

enhance security – to make something more secure

enhance user experience – to improve the overall experience for users

🔄 Synonyms

improve (vt.) – to make something better

upgrade (vt.) – to raise to a higher standard

boost (vt.) – to increase or improve something

🚫 Antonyms

worsen (vt.) – to make something worse

diminish (vt.) – to make or become less

degrade (vt.) – to lower in quality or value

🌱 Derivatives

enhancement (n.) – the act of enhancing or the state of being enhanced

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin, meaning to make higher. Commonly used in modern contexts like technology and business to denote improvement or augmentation.

Meaning 2：intensify flavor (enhance)

enhance 🔊

/ɪnˈhæns/

vt.

To make a feeling, flavor, or experience stronger or more intense.

Enhance flavor concept shown by a chef adding herbs to soup to intensify taste.

intensify flavor 🔊

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/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ ˈfleɪvər/

vt.

To make a sensation, such as taste or emotion, more strong or pronounced.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Adding a pinch of fresh herbs can greatly enhance the flavor of a simple vegetable soup. 🔊 This shows how a small addition can significantly strengthen the taste of a dish.

🔗 Collocations

enhance the aroma – to make the smell more pleasant or strong

enhance the mood – to improve or intensify the atmosphere

enhance the effect – to make the impact more powerful

🔄 Synonyms

intensify (vt.) – to make something more intense

amplify (vt.) – to increase the strength or effect

heighten (vt.) – to make more acute or intense

🚫 Antonyms

weaken (vt.) – to make less strong

dilute (vt.) – to make thinner or less concentrated

diminish (vt.) – to reduce in intensity

🌱 Derivatives

enhancement (n.) – the act of enhancing or the state of being enhanced