Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective That strengthens; giving or increasing strength.
  • adjective (Med.) a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.

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  • verb Present participle of strengthen.
  • noun That to strengthen.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of increasing the strength of something
  • noun becoming stronger

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Examples

  • +re-toning+, +strengthening+ and +re-vitalizing+ the Sexual Nerves, and strengthening the +erectile+ and +ejaculatory+ muscles.

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  • Whether it was the venison, which we call a strengthening victual, or whether it was the Exmoor mutton, or the keen soft air of the moorlands, anyhow the Doones increased much faster than their honesty.

    Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

  • Whether it was the venison, which we call a strengthening victual, or whether it was the Exmoor mutton, or the keen soft air of the moorlands, anyhow the Doones increased much faster than their honesty.

    Lorna Doone; a Romance of Exmoor 1862

  • He went on to stress the law's tax credits for small businesses, the fact that children can now stay on their parents' plans up to age 26, and what he called a strengthening of Medicare and a lowering of prescription drug costs.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • Also I've noticed short term strengthening in current numbers.

    unknown title 2011

  • The trustee board's vote came two weeks after Baylor and Rice University announced they had terminated merger negotiations and a week after the medical school confirmed it was in talks with Baylor University about what it called a strengthening of their relationship.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • The announcement comes two weeks after the medical school and Rice University announced they had terminated merger negotiations and a week after the medical school confirmed it was in talks with former parent institution Baylor University about what it called a strengthening of their longstanding relationship.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • And this is what I call the strengthening of the endowment of the regulator.

    contentSutra 2009

  • President Barack Obama on Monday set new goals for improving the U.S. public education system, drawing a link between progress in strengthening the nation's public schools and the health of the U.S. economy.

    Obama Links Education Goals, Economic Recovery 2010

  • Denselow points out that Iran has used the same tactic in strengthening its alliance with Syria and that energy deals signed with Lebanon Tuesday reveal a similar strategy.

    Iranian Money Amplifies Influence in Lebanon 2010

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