Hypertext Webster Gateway: "strengthened"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
strengthened
adj : given added strength or support; "reinforced concrete
contains steel bars or metal netting" [syn: {reinforced}]
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