STRENGTHEN
strengthen
Verb
- To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
- to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army
- to strengthen an obligation
- to strengthen authority
- To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
- To augment; to improve; to intensify.
- To grow strong or stronger.
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