Associations to the word «Strengthen»

Wiktionary

STRENGTHEN, verb. (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
STRENGTHEN, verb. (transitive) To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
STRENGTHEN, verb. (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
STRENGTHEN, verb. (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.

Dictionary definition

STRENGTHEN, verb. Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries".
STRENGTHEN, verb. Gain strength; "His body strengthened".
STRENGTHEN, verb. Give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats