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English verb: strengthen | |||
| 1. | strengthen (change) make strong or stronger | ||
| Samples | This exercise will strengthen your upper body. Strengthen the relations between the two countries. | ||
| Synonyms | beef up, fortify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | batten, batten, batten down, brace, brace up, buttress, confirm, reenforce, reinforce, restrengthen, ruggedise, ruggedize, secure, stabilise, stabilize, steady, substantiate, undergird, vitalise, vitalize | ||
| Cause | strengthen | ||
| Antonyms | weaken | ||
| 2. | strengthen (change) gain strength | ||
| Samples | His body strengthened. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back, consolidate, proof, sandbag, toughen | ||
| Antonyms | weaken | ||
| 3. | strengthen (body) give a healthy elasticity to | ||
| Samples | Let's tone our muscles. | ||
| Synonyms | tone, tone up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exercise, work out | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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