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To make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
“The experience would strengthen his determination to help bring reform to a fractured health-care system.”
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To consolidate or reinforce, especially of an opinion or feeling
“The latest incident would strengthen his belief that everyone in the other group was a bad person.”
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To give strength to on a physiological level
“Exercise has been shown to strengthen growing bones and the muscles that support them.”
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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.”
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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.”
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To scale up
“The organization would strengthen its efforts to expand its reach.”
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To strengthen or toughen a material by heat treatment
“When you start to strengthen the glass, make sure that the inner temperature is low.”
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