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strengthening

Pronunciation:  str'engthuning

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of increasing the strength of something
  2. [n]  becoming stronger
  3. [adj]  invigorating physically or mentally
 
 Synonyms: fortifying, invigorating
 
 Antonyms: weakening, weakening
 
 See Also: concentration, increase, shift, step-up, transformation, transmutation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Strength"en*ing\, a.
That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. --
{Strength"en*ing*ly}, adv.

{Strengthening plaster} (Med.), a plaster containing iron,
   and supposed to have tonic effects.

 

 

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