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strengthened

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  strengthened 
  adj  :  given  added  strength  or  support;  "reinforced  concrete 
  contains  steel  bars  or  metal  netting"  [syn:  {reinforced}]




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