English-Thai Dictionary
strengthen
VI แข็งแรง ขึ้น มีพลัง มากขึ้น kang-ran-kuan
strengthen
VT ทำให้ แข็งแรง ให้ พลัง เพิ่ม กำลัง harden invigorate toughen tam-hai-kang-rang-kuan
strengthener
N ผู้ทำ ให้ แข็งแรง ขึ้น phu-tam-hai-kang-rang-kuan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STRENGTHEN
v.t. 1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to, either physical, legal or moral; as, to strengthen a limb; to strengthen an obligation.
2. To confirm; to establish; as, to strengthen authority.
3. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. Deuteronomy 3:28.
4. To cause to increase in power or security.
Let noble warwick, Cobham and the rest, with powerful policy strengthen themselves.
STRENGTHEN
v.i.To grow strong or stronger. The disease that shall destroy at length, grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength.
Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength.
STRENGTHENED
pp. Made strong or stronger; confirmed.
STRENGTHENER
n. 1. That which increases strength, physical or moral.
2. In medicine, something which, taken into the system, increases the action and energy of the vital powers.
STRENGTHENING
ppr. Increasing strength, physical or moral; confirming; animating.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STRENGTHEN
Strength "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened; p. pr. & vb. n.Strengthening. ]
1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority. Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, ... With powerful policy strengthen themselves. Shak.
2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution. Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. Deut. iii. 28.
Syn. -- To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate; encourage.
STRENGTHEN
STRENGTHEN Strength "en, v. i.
Defn: To grow strong or stronger. The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Pope.
STRENGTHENER
STRENGTHENER Strength "en *er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, gives or adds strength. Sir W. Temple.
STRENGTHENING
STRENGTHENING Strength "en *ing, a.
Defn: That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. -- Strength "en *ing *ly, adv. Strengthening plaster (Med. ), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.
New American Oxford Dictionary
strengthen
strength en |ˈstreNG (k )THən, ˈstren- ˈstrɛŋ (k )θən | ▶verb make or become stronger: [ with obj. ] : he advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth | [ no obj. ] : the wind won't strengthen until after dark. PHRASES strengthen someone's hand (or hands ) enable or encourage a person to act more vigorously or effectively. DERIVATIVES strength en er noun
Oxford Dictionary
strengthen
strengthen |ˈstrɛŋθ (ə )n, -ŋkθ (ə )n | ▶verb make or become stronger: [ with obj. ] : he advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth | [ no obj. ] : the wind won't strengthen until after dark. PHRASES strengthen someone's hand (or hands ) enable or encourage a person to act more vigorously or effectively. DERIVATIVES strengthener noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
strengthen
strengthen verb 1 calcium strengthens growing bones: fortify, make strong /stronger, build up, give strength to. ANTONYMS weaken. 2 engineers strengthened the walls: reinforce, make stronger, buttress, shore up, underpin. 3 how does this process strengthen the glass? toughen, temper, anneal. 4 the wind had strengthened: become strong /stronger, gain strength, intensify, pick up. ANTONYMS die down. 5 his insistence strengthened her determination: fortify, bolster, make stronger, boost, reinforce, harden, stiffen, toughen, fuel. ANTONYMS weaken. 6 they strengthened their efforts: redouble, step up, increase, escalate; informal up, crank up, beef up. ANTONYMS relax, decrease. 7 the argument is strengthened by this evidence: reinforce, lend more weight to; support, substantiate, back up, confirm, bear out, corroborate. ANTONYMS undermine.
Oxford Thesaurus
strengthen
strengthen verb 1 calcium helps strengthen growing bones: make strong /stronger, build up, give strength to, make healthy, nourish. ANTONYMS weaken. 2 engineers strengthened the walls: reinforce, make stronger, buttress, brace, shore up, underpin; rare underprop. 3 strengthened glass: toughen, temper, anneal. 4 the wind had strengthened: become strong /stronger, gain strength, intensify, pick up, heighten. ANTONYMS die down, ease off. 5 his insistence strengthened her determination: fortify, bolster, make stronger, give strength to, give a boost to, boost, reinforce, harden, stiffen, toughen, steel, cement; increase, add to, fuel, add fuel to; renew, vitalize, give new energy to, buoy up, hearten. ANTONYMS sap, weaken. 6 the organization strengthened its efforts to expand such programmes: step up, increase, heighten, escalate, scale up; informal up, crank up, beef up. ANTONYMS relax, decrease. 7 the argument is strengthened by evidence from clinical data: reinforce, make more forceful, lend more weight to; support, back up, bolster, confirm, bear out, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate; consolidate. ANTONYMS undermine.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
strengthen
strength en /stréŋθ (ə )n /〖strength (強化 )en (する ); 〗→strong 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing (↔weaken )他動詞 1 〈構造物 身体など 〉を補強する , 丈夫にする, 〈チームなど 〉を増強する ▸ Moderate exercise burns off calories and strengthens muscles .適度な運動はカロリーを消費させ筋肉を強化する 2 〈地位 関係など 〉を強化する , 強固にする ; 〈決意など 〉を強める ▸ strengthen the bond between a father and his son 父親と息子の絆 （きずな ）を強くする 3 〈能力 可能性など 〉を高める, 伸ばす .4 〈証拠 論点など 〉を補強する , 強化する .5 〈通貨 経済など 〉を強める , 活性化する .6 〈法律 罰則など 〉をより厳しくする .自動詞 1 〈地位 関係などが 〉強固になる ; 〈決意などが 〉強まる .2 〈通貨が 〉【ほかの通貨に対して 】強くなる «against » ; 〈経済などが 〉活発になる .3 〈法律などが 〉より厳しくなる .4 〈風などが 〉強まる , 発達して «…に » なる «to » ▸ The tropical storm strengthened to a hurricane .熱帯性の暴風が発達してハリケーンになった
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