D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Enhance

/ĕn-hăns'/ · En·hance · IPA /ɪnˈhæns/
01 v. t. To raise or lift up; to exalt.
imp. & p. p. Enhanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Enhancing
  1. 1.
    To raise or lift up; to exalt.[Obs.]
    “Who, naught aghast, his mighty hand enhanced.” Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance crime.
    “The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of their services, in making them feared as well as hated.” Southey.
02 v. i. To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.
  1. 1.
    To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.