enhanced
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- 2Simple past and past participle of enhance. Use this form when something was made better earlier.
The new software enhanced the photo's colors.
They enhanced the recipe with fresh herbs.
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- 3Made stronger, higher, or louder than before.
Like turning up the volume so the music sounds bigger.
The enhanced sound filled the whole room.
With enhanced lighting, the stage looked much brighter.
Similarheightened, amplified
Oppositereduced, diminished
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- 4Having used steroids or other drugs to build muscle and improve performance.
Like a car that goes faster because someone added a special booster to the engine.
Many enhanced lifters build muscle faster than natural athletes.
He admitted he was enhanced during his competition years.
Oppositenatural
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enhanced is a form of enhance
enhance, verb: To make something better by adding new parts or features. Full entry
- Spelling
- enhance → enhanced: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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Origin
From the word "enhance" plus the ending "-ed".