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strengthen (v. trans.)
1.enclose by or as if by a fortification
2.make stronger"he reinforced the concrete"
3.cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful"She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
strengthen (v. intr.)
1.become bigger or greater in amount"The amount of work increased"
strengthen (v.)
1.give a healthy elasticity to"Let's tone our muscles"
2.gain strength"His body strengthened"
3.make strong or stronger"This exercise will strengthen your upper body" "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
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Merriam Webster
StrengthenStrength"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Strengthening.]
1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority.
Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . .
With powerful policy strengthen themselves. Shak.
2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. Deut. iii. 28.
Syn. -- To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate; encourage.
StrengthenStrength"en (?), v. i. To grow strong or stronger.
The young disease, that must subdue at length,
Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Pope.
strengthen (v.)
authenticate, back up, beef up, brighten up, buoy up, buttress, cheer up, confirm, consolidate, corroborate, empower, encourage, establish, fortify, freshen, harden, hearten, increase, intensify, invigorate, prop, reinforce, restore, revive, stay, stiffen, substantiate, support, thicken, tone, tone up, toughen, truss
strengthen (v. trans.)
brighten, brighten up, buoy up, cheer, cheer up, chuff, fort, fortify, jolly along, jolly up, raise s.o.'s spirits, reenforce, reinforce, buck up (colloquial)
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strengthen (v. trans.)
↘ backing, brace, bracer, bracing, cheer, comfort, compensation, consolation, encouragement, heartwarming, heart-warming, mount, nurturance, pick-me-up, reinforcement, relief, solace, strengthening, tonic
strengthen (v. intr.)
↘ augmentation, enlargement, growth, increase, increment, multiplication, rise ≠ decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
⇨ Strengthen the Arm of Liberty • Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Fayetteville, Arkansas) • Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) • Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument-Pine Bluff
strengthen (v.)
exercise, train, -work, work out[Hyper.]
tone, tonicity, tonus[Dérivé]
strengthen (v.)
strengthen (v.)
habituer à des choses pénibles (fr)[Classe]
donner du courage (fr)[Classe]
alter, change, modify[Hyper.]
fortification - strengthening - reinforcement, strengthener - fortification[Dérivé]
strengthen[Cause]
weaken[Ant.]
strengthen (v. intr.)
augmenter de volume (fr)[Classe]
devenir considérable (fr)[Classe]
évoluer (pour un prix) (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
strengthen (v. tr.)
strengthen (v. tr.)
rendre plus solide (fr)[Classe]
donner de la force (physique ou morale) (fr)[Classe]
augmenter les forces de (fr)[Classe]
strengthen (v. tr.)
rendre plus faible une douleur morale (fr)[Classe]
donner du courage (fr)[Classe]
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