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# enhance

verb (enhance, enhances, enhanced, enhancing)

«enhance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To make something better, stronger or more attractive; to improve the quality or value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#m1)
2. (computing, images) To make a picture or sound clearer: «enhance the photo». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and computing: enhance an image, enhance sound. In school: enhance your writing with adjectives and detail; enhance learning with trips. In everyday life: spices enhance flavour. Safety and ethics: «performance-enhancing drugs» are banned in sport. Phrases: «enhance quality», «enhance the flavour», «enhanced by».

### Examples

- A pinch of salt enhances the flavour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#x1)
- Adding adjectives can enhance your writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#x2)
- The detective enhanced the photo to see the number plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#x3)
- The new playground enhanced the school grounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#x4)
- Lights enhance the beauty of the Christmas tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#x5)
- Performance-enhancing drugs are against the rules in sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: «enhancement». Formal; in speech say «improve», «make better». Spelling: en + hance (not «enhanse»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enhance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enhance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enhance.html) on Mova free.