"strengthen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈstrɛŋ(k)θən/ Audio: en-us-strengthen.ogg [US] Forms: strengthen [canonical], strengthens [third-person, singular], strengthened [past], strengthened [past, participle], strengthening [present, participle]
Etymology: strength + -en Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|strength|en}} strength + -en Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is strengthened, then it is made stronger; strength is added to it.
    Sense id: simple-strengthen-en-verb-jeQ~le1m
  2. If someone strengthens a person, he or she animates or gives moral strength to encourage the person.
    Sense id: simple-strengthen-en-verb-JQARbS5W
  3. If something strengthens, it grows strong or stronger.
    Sense id: simple-strengthen-en-verb-xP0iaqX5 Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -en
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