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To make stronger or more solid
“The experience would strengthen his determination to help bring reform to a fractured health-care system.”
To consolidate or reinforce, especially an opinion or feeling
“The latest incident would strengthen his belief that everyone in the other group was a bad person.”
To give strength to on a physiological level
“Exercise has been shown to strengthen growing bones and the muscles that support them.”
To reinforce, especially by addition or augmentation
“Subsequent dynasties continued to strengthen the wall, but this was not enough to prevent the Mongols from invading China.”
To gain in strength or intensity
“The state-of-the-art weather predictor suggested that the wind would strengthen in the early hours of the night.”
To scale up
“The organization would strengthen its efforts to expand its reach.”
To strengthen or toughen a material by heat treatment
“When you start to strengthen the glass, make sure that the inner temperature is low.”
To promote or nurture the development of
To suffuse with vigor, life, energy, or spirit
To give new life to, or to restore to a healthy condition
Prepare (someone) in advance for danger, attack, or another undesirable future event
To fix or repair something
To bring or move to an improved or superior rank or level
To give or add flavor to by seasoning
To make safe or protect against threats
To emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
To prepare for battle
To recover or feel better
(of people, nations or organizations) To come or bring together for a common purpose or action
To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures
To become fresh
To constrict or become narrower
Block or defend with a barricade
To place, lay or set firmly in surrounding matter
To make or become steady
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