noun
Meaning 1
Something that enhances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
enhancer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈhɑːnsə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ɪnˈhænsɚ/
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General-American: /ɛnˈhænsɚ/
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CMU ARPABET: EH0 N HH AE1 N S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A short region of DNA that can increase transcription of genes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pretty girls like plain friends as foils
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attention
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English enhance Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English enhancer From enhance + -er.