Associations to the word «Strengthen»

Wiktionary

STRENGTHEN, verb. (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
STRENGTHEN, verb. (transitive) To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
STRENGTHEN, verb. (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
STRENGTHEN, verb. (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.

Dictionary definition

STRENGTHEN, verb. Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries".
STRENGTHEN, verb. Gain strength; "His body strengthened".
STRENGTHEN, verb. Give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn