strengthen
Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
The English word “strengthen” has 6 meanings listed here.
verb
- To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- To augment; to improve; to intensify.
- To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- To grow strong or stronger.
Etymology
From rare Middle English strengthenen (14th c.), from earlier strengthen (12th c.), where -en is the infinitive ending. Probably the original form was reinterpreted as strength + -en around the time when the infinitive ending was being apocopated in late Middle English.
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