strengthened
AdjectiveSynonyms:
reinforced
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- given added strength or support“reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting”Synonyms: reinforced
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened; p. pr. & vb. n. Strengthening.]
1.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. [1913 Webster]
Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . . With powerful policy strengthen themselves.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution. [1913 Webster]
Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him.— Deut. iii. 28.[1913 Webster]
Syn: To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate; encourage. [1913 Webster]