STRENGTHENS

Verb

strengthens

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strengthen

Source: Wiktionary


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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