1. (v. t.) 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.

2. (v. i.) To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.

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