Analysis Complete

strengthen

/ strengthen /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
gain strength
"His body strengthened"
Opposites:
weaken
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
consolidate proof back sandbag toughen
Derived:
strengthening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
make strong or stronger
"This exercise will strengthen your upper body"
"strenghten the relations between the two countries"
Opposites:
weaken
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
vitalize vitalise ruggedize ruggedise substantiate
Derived:
fortification strengthener reinforcement strengthening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
give a healthy elasticity to
"Let''s tone our muscles"
Type of:
exercise work out
Derived:
tonicity tonus tone
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
1
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change consolidate proof back sandbag toughen weaken alter modify vitalize vitalise ruggedize