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English Dictionary: strengthening by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strengthening
n
  1. becoming stronger
    Antonym(s): weakening
  2. the act of increasing the strength of something
    Antonym(s): weakening
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.
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