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strengthening
noun
1 strengthening
Becoming stronger.
Roget 159:
strength;
power
etc.
157;
energy
etc.
171;
vigor,
force;
main force,
physical force,
brute force;
spring,
elasticity,
tone,
tension,
tonicity.
stoutness
etc.
adj.;
lustihood†,
stamina,
nerve,
muscle,
sinew,
thews and sinews,
physique;
pith,
pithiness;
virtility,
vitality.
athletics,
athleticism†;
gymnastics,
feats of strength.
adamant,
steel,
iron,
oak,
heart of oak;
iron grip;
grit,
bone.
athlete,
gymnast,
acrobat;
superman,
Atlas,
Hercules,
Antaeus†,
Samson,
Cyclops,
Goliath;
tower of strength;
giant refreshed.
strengthening
etc.
v.;
invigoration,
refreshment,
refocillation†.
[Science of forces]
dynamics,
statics.
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2 strengthening
The act of increasing the strength of something.
Dutch: versterking, versteviging
Polish: umacnianie
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