Strengthen

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  • intransitive verb. To make strong or increase the strength of.
  • intransitive verb. To become strong or stronger.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make strong or stronger; add strength to, either physical, legal, or moral; confirm; establish: as, to strengthen a limb; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen a claim; to strengthen authority.
  • Synonyms To invigorate, fortify, brace, nerve, steel, corroborate, support, heighten.
  • To grow strong or stronger.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To grow strong or stronger.
  • transitive verb. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to.
  • transitive verb. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
  • verb. To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
  • verb. To augment; to improve; to intensify.
  • verb. To grow strong or stronger.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. gain strength
  • verb. give a healthy elasticity to
  • verb. make strong or stronger
    • Word Usage
    "These changes and conditions are meant to enhance this event and in the long-term strengthen all our businesses, by reinforcing our identity as a destination of choice."
    cross-reference
    aid  cheer  concentrate  encourage  intensify  
    Form
    strengthener  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    exercise  work out  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lengthen  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accessions  crystallisation  deformation  derangement  devaluation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accelerate  accrue  accumulate  add to  advance  
    verb-form
    strengthened  strengthening  strengthens  
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