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Meaning of 'strengthen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strengthen [ v. i.]
- To grow strong or stronger.
2 . Strengthen [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.

Meaning of 'strengthen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strengthen [ v]
Meaning (1):
- gain strength
Example in sentence:
  • His body strengthened
Meaning (2):
- give a healthy elasticity to
Example in sentence:
  • Let's tone our muscles
Meaning (3):
- make strong or stronger
Example in sentence:
  • strengthen the relations between the two countries;
  • This exercise will strengthen your upper body

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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