In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
STRENGTHENING
strengthening
(noun) the act of increasing the strength of something
strengthening
(noun) becoming stronger
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
strengthening
present participle of strengthen
Noun
strengthening (plural strengthenings)
The process by which something is strengthened.
Source: Wiktionary
Strength"en*ing, a.
Definition: That strengthens; giving or increasing strength.
– Strength"en*ing*ly, adv. Strengthening plaster (Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.
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.
Strength"en, v. i.
Definition: To grow strong or stronger. The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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