Strengthen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make strong or increase the strength of.
  • verb-intransitive. To become strong or stronger.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
  • v. To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
  • v. To augment; to improve; to intensify.
  • v. To grow strong or stronger.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to.
  • v. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
  • verb-intransitive. To grow 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. gain strength
  • v. give a healthy elasticity to
  • v. make strong or stronger
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    exercise    work out   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    encourage    animate    fortify    establish    confirm    invigorate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lengthen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    weaken    loosen    tighten    remodelling    widen    heighten    derangement    supervention    accessions    worsen