strengthen
To strengthen is to make something stronger! Rarr. You can strengthen your muscles by working out, or strengthen your brain by learning new words.
Anytime you strengthen something, you’re making it more resistant, vigorous, or tough. Taking vitamins can strengthen your immune system so you don’t get sick. Lifting weights will strengthen your muscles. A powerful lock will strengthen a door. On computers, a reliable firewall will strengthen your virus protection. If something is weak, it needs to be strengthened. Congrats! You just strengthened your vocabulary by checking out this definition!
Definitions of strengthen
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make strong or stronger
“This exercise will
strengthen your upper body”“strengthen the relations between the two countries”-
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weaken
lessen the strength of
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vitalise, vitalize
make more lively or vigorous
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ruggedise, ruggedize
produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
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substantiate
solidify, firm, or strengthen
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restrengthen
make strong again
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brace up, undergird
make secure underneath
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confirm
make more firm
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reenforce, reinforce
make stronger
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buttress
make stronger or defensible
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brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
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batten
secure with battens
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batten, batten down, secure
furnish with battens
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buttress
reinforce with a buttress
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line
reinforce with fabric
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bolster, bolster up
support and strengthen
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ballast
make steady with a ballast
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guy
steady or support with a guy wire or cable
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mine
lay mines
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weaken
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gain strength
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weaken
become weaker
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consolidate
make firm or secure; strengthen
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proof
make resistant (to harm)
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back
strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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sandbag
protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
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toughen
make tough or tougher
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bombproof
make safe against bombings
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bulletproof
make bulletproof
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child-proof, childproof
make safe against children
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foolproof, goof-proof, goofproof
proof against human misuse or error
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fireproof
make resistant to fire
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weatherproof
make resistant to bad weather
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harden, season
make fit
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type of:
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature
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weaken
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give a healthy elasticity to
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