Advertisement

View synonyms for

strengthen

[ strengk-thuhn, streng-, stren- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make stronger; give strength to.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Phonetics. to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring more effort, as from fricative to stop or nongeminate to geminate.


verb (used without object)

  1. to gain strength; grow stronger.

strengthen

/ ˈٰɛŋθə /

verb

  1. to make or become stronger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈٰԲٳԱ, noun
Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • ٰԲٳIJ· noun
  • ٰԲٳIJ·Բ· adverb
  • v·ٰԲٳIJ verb
  • ·ٰԲٳIJ verb (used with object)
  • ·ٰԲٳIJ verb
  • ܲ·ٰԲٳIJԱ adjective
  • ܲ·ٰԲٳIJ·Բ adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of strengthen1

First recorded in 1250–1300, strengthen is from the Middle English word strengthnen. See strength, -en 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Mark Carney will return to the Canadian parliament with a strengthened mandate, after his Liberal Party triumphed in a snap election that he called soon after becoming prime minister.

From

Elsewhere in the order, Trump ordered Bondi and other agency heads to push for increased pay and benefits for law enforcement officers and to strengthen legal protections for police.

From

He said another priority was for the Welsh government to strengthen its processes of holding the NHs to account, describing current oversight systems "complex" and "muddy".

From

"We share those concerns, and last week the government tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to strengthen age verification controls on both online sale and delivery of crossbows."

From

A Home Office spokesperson said the government were "strengthening international partnerships and boosting our ability to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal gangs whilst strengthening the security of our borders."

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


strengthstrengthless