enhance
To enhance means to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something. It is often used when you want to make something that is already good even better or more attractive.
Examples
3 of 5I used some fresh herbs to enhance the flavor of the soup.
I used some fresh herbs to improve the taste of the soup.
The new lighting will enhance the beauty of the historical building.
The new lighting will make the historical building look even more beautiful.
A simple filter can really enhance your photos.
A simple filter can really make your photos look better.
Word Family
Memory Tip
Think of 'EN-HANCE' as 'EN-DANCE'. If you learn to dance, you enhance your social skills and have more fun!
Quick Quiz
The chef added a secret ingredient to _______ the flavor of the dish.
Correct!
The correct answer is: enhance
Examples
I used some fresh herbs to enhance the flavor of the soup.
everydayI used some fresh herbs to improve the taste of the soup.
The new lighting will enhance the beauty of the historical building.
formalThe new lighting will make the historical building look even more beautiful.
A simple filter can really enhance your photos.
informalA simple filter can really make your photos look better.
These statistics enhance our understanding of the current economic climate.
academicThese statistics improve our knowledge of the current economic situation.
We need to enhance our customer service to stay competitive.
businessWe need to make our customer service better to stay ahead of other companies.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
enhance the reputation
to make people think more highly of someone or something
flavor enhancer
something added to food to make it taste stronger or better
enhance one's image
to make oneself look better to other people
Often Confused With
Increase refers to the quantity or size, while enhance refers to the quality or value.
Enlarge specifically means to make something physically bigger in size.
Usage Notes
Use 'enhance' when you are talking about adding a positive quality to something. It is most commonly used with abstract nouns like 'beauty', 'value', 'skills', or 'flavor'.
Common Mistakes
Learners sometimes use 'enhance' for negative things (e.g., 'enhance the pain'), but it should only be used for positive improvements.
Memory Tip
Think of 'EN-HANCE' as 'EN-DANCE'. If you learn to dance, you enhance your social skills and have more fun!
Word Origin
From the Old French word 'enhancer', which means to raise, make higher, or lift up.
Grammar Patterns
Cultural Context
In modern digital culture, 'enhance' is a very common term used in photo editing and video gaming to describe improving visual graphics.
Quick Quiz
The chef added a secret ingredient to _______ the flavor of the dish.
Correct!
The correct answer is: enhance
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a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
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A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
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for
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not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
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you
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