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strengthening |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb strengthen 2 of 3 senses of strengthen Sense 1 strengthen, beef up fortify => vitalize, vitalise => restrengthen => undergird, brace up => confirm => reinforce, reenforce => buttress => brace, steady => batten => batten, batten down secure Sense 2 strengthen => consolidate => proof => back => sandbag => toughen Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb strengthen 2 of 3 senses of strengthen Sense 1 strengthen, beef up fortify => vitalize, vitalise => restrengthen => undergird, brace up => confirm => reinforce, reenforce => buttress => line => substantiate, back back up => vouch => support, bolster, bolster up => mine => countermine => buttress => brace, steady => batten => batten, batten down secure Sense 2 strengthen => consolidate => proof => goofproof, foolproof => fireproof => weatherproof => back => sandbag => toughen => season, harden => anneal, temper Entailment of verb strengthen Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb strengthen 3 senses of strengthen Sense 1 strengthen, beef up fortify => change, alter Sense 2 strengthen Sense 3 tone, tone up strengthen => exercise, work out Familiarity of verb strengthen strengthen used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb strengthen Sense 1 strengthen, beef up fortify => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 strengthen -------------- Sense 3 tone, tone up strengthen => exercise, work out -------------- Grep of noun strengthening strengthening Overview of noun strengthening The noun strengthening has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. strengthening -- (becoming stronger) 2. fortification, strengthening -- (the act of fortifying or strengthening defenses) 3. strengthening -- (the act of increasing the strength of something) Overview of verb strengthen The verb strengthen has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (24) strengthen, beef up fortify -- (make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body") 2. (1) strengthen -- (gain strength; "His body strengthened") 3. tone, tone up strengthen -- (give a healthy elasticity to "Let's tone our muscles") Overview of adj strengthening The adj strengthening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fortifying, strengthening -- (invigorating physically or mentally) Antonyms of adj strengthening 1 sense of strengthening Sense 1 fortifying, strengthening INDIRECT (VIA invigorating) -> debilitating Similarity of adj strengthening 1 sense of strengthening Sense 1 fortifying, strengthening => invigorating (vs. debilitating) Attributes of adj strengthening Familiarity of adj strengthening strengthening used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj strengthening strengthening Overview of noun strengthening The noun strengthening has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. strengthening -- (becoming stronger) 2. fortification, strengthening -- (the act of fortifying or strengthening defenses) 3. strengthening -- (the act of increasing the strength of something) Overview of verb strengthen The verb strengthen has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (24) strengthen, beef up fortify -- (make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body") 2. (1) strengthen -- (gain strength; "His body strengthened") 3. tone, tone up strengthen -- (give a healthy elasticity to "Let's tone our muscles") Overview of adj strengthening The adj strengthening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fortifying, strengthening -- (invigorating physically or mentally)
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