Category: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.

Strengthen Strength"en, v. i.

Defn: to grow strong or stronger. The young disease, that must subdue at length, grows with his growth, And strengthens with his strength. Pope.