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n, streng-, stren-] Pronunciation Key
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n, streng-, stren-] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make stronger; give strength to. |
| 2. | Phonetics. to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring more effort, as from fricative to stop or nongeminate to geminate. |
| 3. | to gain strength; grow stronger. |
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| strength·en
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v. strength·ened, strength·en·ing, strength·ens v. tr. To make strong or increase the strength of. v. intr. To become strong or stronger. strength'en·er n. |
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| strengthen | |
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| 1. | make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" [ant: weaken] |
| 2. | gain strength; "His body strengthened" [ant: weaken] |
| 3. | give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" [syn: tone] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
strengthen [ˈstreŋθən] verb
to make or become strong or stronger
Example: He did exercises to strengthen his muscles; The wind strengthened.
See also: strongbox, stronghold, strong-minded, on the strength of, strength, strong, strong drink, strong language, strong point, strongroomExample: He did exercises to strengthen his muscles; The wind strengthened.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Strengthen
Strength"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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Strengthen
Strength"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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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