strengthen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: strengthen	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for strengthen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strengthen v make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" Synonym(s): strengthen, beef up, fortify Antonym(s): weaken gain strength; "His body strengthened" Antonym(s): weaken give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" Synonym(s): tone, tone up, strengthen
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. i. To grow strong or stronger. The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. --Pope.