5
heightens(verb, intensifies, elevates)
5
intensifies(verb, intensifies)
4
hoists(verb, elevates)
4
increases(noun, verb, intensifies)
3
deepens(verb, intensifies)
3
raises(verb, elevates)
3
rises(noun, verb, elevates)
2
ascends
2
climbs
2
magnifies(verb, intensifies)
2
soars
1
accentuates(verb, intensifies)
1
clambers
1
compounds
1
elevates(verb, elevates)
1
emphasizes(verb, intensifies)
1
enlarges
1
erects(verb, elevates)
1
escalate
1
escalated
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