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strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" |
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weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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vitalise,
vitalize make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"
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ruggedise,
ruggedize produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage; "Detroit ruggedized the family car"
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substantiate solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"
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restrengthen make strong again
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brace up,
undergird make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"
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confirm make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
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reenforce,
reinforce make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
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buttress make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
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brace,
stabilise,
stabilize,
steady support by bracing
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batten secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
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batten,
batten down,
secure secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
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strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened" |
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weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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consolidate make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
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proof make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
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back strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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sandbag protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"
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toughen make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"
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