Definitions for strengthen
ˈstrɛŋk θən, ˈstrɛŋ-, ˈstrɛn-strength·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strengthen, beef up, fortifyverb

   make strong or stronger

   "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

2. strengthenverb

   gain strength

   "His body strengthened"

3. tone, tone up, strengthenverb

   give a healthy elasticity to

   "Let's tone our muscles"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strengthenverb

   To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.

2. strengthenverb

   To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.

3. strengthenverb

   To augment; to improve; to intensify.

4. strengthenverb

   To grow strong or stronger.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Strengthenverb

   Etymology: from strength.

   1. To make strong.2. To confirm; to establish.

   Let us rise up and build: so they strengthened their hands for this work. Neh. ii. 18.

   Authority is by nothing so much strengthened and confirmed as by custom; for no man easily distrusts the things which he and all men have been always bred up to. William Temple.

   Thee, bold Longinus! all the Nine inspire,
   And bless your critick with a poet’s fire:
   An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust,
   With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just;
   Whose own example strengthens all his laws,
   And is himself that great sublime he draws. Alexander Pope.

   3. To animate; to fix in resolution.

   Charge Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him. Deut.

   4. To make to increase in power or security.

   Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest,
   With powerful policy strengthen themselves. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   They sought the strengthening of the heathen. 1 Mac. vi.

2. To Strengthenverb

   To grow strong.

   Oh men for flatt’ry and deceit renown’d!
   Thus when y’ are young ye learn it all like him,
   ’Till as your years increase, that strengthens too,
   T’ undo poor maids. Thomas Otway, Orphan.

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1. strengthen

   To strengthen means to make or become stronger, more robust, or more proficient. This could involve increasing physical power, improving a skill or ability, reinforcing a structure or an argument, consolidating a position, or enhancing emotional, mental or institutional resilience.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strengthenverb

   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

2. Strengthenverb

   to animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution

3. Strengthenverb

   to grow strong or stronger

Matched Categories

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strengthen' in Verbs Frequency: #572

How to pronounce strengthen?

1. Alex

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How to say strengthen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of strengthen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of strengthen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of strengthen in a Sentence

1. Ray Conner:

   This new lineup will give airplane programs a more direct link to the leadership team and strengthen ties between the manufacturing and operations parts of the business.

2. State John Kerry:

   I emphasized the United States' commitment to work with Tajikistan and other countries... to strengthen border security.

3. Joe Biden:

   During the Obama-Biden administration, we put in place tough requirements on banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, including the Dodd-Frank law, to make sure the crisis we saw in 2008 would not happen again, unfortunately, the last administration rolled back some of these requirements. I’m going to ask Congress and the banking regulators to strengthen the rules for banks to make it less likely this kind of bank failure would happen again.

4. Henry Hitt Crane:

   Each of us should do something every day That we do not want to do But we know we should do, To strengthen our backbone And put iron in our soul.

5. Lori Torres:

   Pushing teachers and students into buildings will weaken our remote learning plans, not strengthen them, teachers are expected to be two people, managing kids in front of them and managing kids on the screen. Aside from being safe, the decisions the district have made tell us that we still cant trust that what they put into place have us in mind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=strengthen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Strengthen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=strengthen
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strengthen