Strengthen in English dictionary

  • strengthen

    Meanings and definitions of "Strengthen"

    • (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
    • (transitive) To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
    • (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
    • (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To augment; to improve; to intensify.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To grow strong or stronger.
    • To become strong or stronger.
    • To make strong or stronger.
    • to make strong or stronger
    • to animate
    • to augment
    • to grow strong or stronger
    • To strengthen; to make firm.
    • verb
      gain strength; "His body strengthened"
    • verb
      give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"
    • verb
      make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

    Synonyms of "Strengthen" in English dictionary

    beef up, exercise, fortify are the top synonyms of "Strengthen" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Strengthen" in English dictionary

    weaken is the antonym of "Strengthen" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Strengthen

    • strengthen ( third-person singular simple present strengthens, present participle strengthening, simple past and past participle strengthened)
    • strengthen (third-person singular simple present strengthens, present participle strengthening, simple past and past participle strengthened)
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