erhöhte
Erhöhte is a German verb form derived from erhöhen, meaning to increase or raise. It is specifically the Präteritum (simple past) form used for the third person singular, and more broadly the imperfect tense of erhöhen. The form provides a past-tense narration of increases or raises.
Conjugation in Präteritum (examples with different subjects): ich erhöhte, du erhöhtest, er/sie/es erhöhte, wir erhöhten, ihr
In a sentence with a direct object one finds the transitive use: Die Regierung erhöhte die Steuern.
Perfekt and related forms: For the present perfect, the verb is erhöht, as in Der Preis hat
Etymology and related terms: Erhöhen comes from hoch (high) with the prefix er-, signaling an upward action.