English Dictionary: strengthening | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for strengthening | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Strengthening \Strength"en*ing\, a. That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. -- {Strength"en*ing*ly}, adv. {Strengthening plaster} (Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . . With powerful policy strengthen themselves. --Shak. 2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution. Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. --Deut. iii. 28. Syn: To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate; encourage. |