strengthen
IPA: strˈɛŋθʌn
verb
- (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- (transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
- (transitive) To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- (transitive) To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.
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Examples of "strengthen" in Sentences
- It strengthened the powers of the king.
- It strengthens the royalist pretension.
- He succeeded in strengthening the Medicare.
- They strengthen the power of every quietus.
- This once again strengthens the morale of the army.
- Duration and repetition strengthen a karmic pattern.
- Fortify means to strengthen and to have a solid foundation.
- The Acropolis of the town was strengthened by defence bulwarks.
- He strengthened the power and prestige of the Bohemian Kingdom.
- Amethyst is said to strengthen the endocrine and immune systems.
- All are the elements of culture that strengthen the culture of the society.
- Wonder what they are made of, since the narrator said they had to "strengthen" them?
- One area that we are trying to strengthen is to transition more YCLers into the Communist Party.
- "China's interest rate hike is making the dollar strengthen, which is also causing the real to depreciate."
- Just like my cast will help heal my torn ligaments, so shall the uncorralled and violent expression strengthen the cause.
- More often than not, separations do not "strengthen" a marriage; they, unfortunately, just provide opportunities to grow further apart.
- These changes and conditions are meant to enhance this event and in the long-term strengthen all our businesses, by reinforcing our identity as a destination of choice.
- New Hampshire primary , his opponents tried to use the phrase to strengthen their depiction of Romney as a corporate predator who sought profits at the expense of workers.
- Mr. Liveris said the new terms strengthen his company's financial position compared with late last year, when the collapse of a joint venture with Kuwait left Dow without $9 billion it had planned to use to help pay for Rohm & Haas.