Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Enhance \En*hance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enhanced}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Enhancing}.] [Norm. F. enhauncer, enhaucer, OF.
   enhaleier, enhaucier; pref. en- (L. in) + haucier to lift,
   raise up, from an assumed L. altiare, fr. L. altus high; cf.
   Pr. enansar, enanzar, to advance, exalt, and E. advance. See
   {Altitude}, and cf. {Hawser}.]
   1. To raise or lift up; to exalt. [Obs.] --Wyclif.

            Who, naught aghast, his mighty hand enhanced.
                                                  --Spenser.

   2. To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make
      more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of
      commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness; hence, also,
      to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance
      crime.

            The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of
            their services, in making them feared as well as
            hated.                                --Southey.