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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024strength•en /ˈstrɛŋkθən, ˈstrɛn-/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) grow stronger;
give strength (to): [no object]The hurricane strengthened overnight.[~ + object]We'll have to strengthen our defenses.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strength•en (strengk′thən, streng′-, stren′-),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make stronger;
give strength to. - Phoneticsto change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring more effort, as from fricative to stop or nongeminate to geminate.
v.i. - to gain strength;
grow stronger.
- Middle English strengthnen. See strength, -en1 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged buttress, reinforce, fortify, support.
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