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strength⋅en
[strengk-thuh
n, streng-, stren-] 
–verb (used with 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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to gain strength; grow stronger. |
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| strength·en (strěngk'thən, strěng'-, strěn'-) 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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Strengthening
Strength"en*ing\, a. That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. -- Strength"en*ing*ly, adv. Strengthening plaster (Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.
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