strengthening

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. becoming stronger
  2. the act of increasing the strength of something
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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]

Strengthening \Strength"en*ing\, a. That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. -- Strength"en*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Strengthening plaster (Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects. [1913 Webster]

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