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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Enhances

If someone says


"Make-up enhances flaws."


Does that mean that make-up increases or reduces flaws?

  

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There is a touch of ambiguity, which I'd avoid by saying eg make-up enhances your natural features. Clive

— Clive

  • There is a touch of ambiguity, which I'd avoid by saying eg make-up enhances your natural features.
  • Clive
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There is a touch of ambiguity, which I'd avoid by saying eg make-up enhances your natural features.

Clive

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Christine ChristieDoes that mean that make-up increases or reduces flaws?

It kind of falls between the two meanings. You can't use "enhance" that way. Makeup covers or hides or downplays flaws.

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Christine Christie"Make-up enhances flaws."

Oh no! That is very nasty makeup!!

Makeup conceals flaws.
Makeup enhances a woman's beauty.

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