strengthening

Meaning of strengthening

verb

To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
strengthen a muscle
To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
To augment; to improve; to intensify.
To grow strong or stronger.

noun

The process by which something is strengthened.

Information about strengthening

The plural form of strengthening is: strengthenings.
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Hyphenation of strengthening

strength-en-ing

It consists of 3 syllables and 13 chars.
strengthening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

strengthening antonyms

Meaning :

atrophy, weaken

Translation of strengthening

Spanish: fortaleza, fortalecimiento
Italian: rafforzamento
German: Stärkung
French: renforcement
Portuguese: reforço

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