높이다 in English:

An educational effort to heighten awareness about global warming is currently underway.

Tension has heightened after last week's terrorist attack.

The case has heightened public awareness of the problem of sexual harassment.

heighten your engagement

Increased levels of fat in the diet could heighten the risk of cancer.

The risk is heightened for injectable drugs

The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.

[often passive] The book's success was heightened by the scandal.