strengthingn.

Brit.

/ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/

Forms: see strength v. and -ing suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: strength v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < strength v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare strengthening n.In sense 1 translating post-classical Latin munitio in the Vulgate (see munition n.); with this sense compare earlier strength n. 11. Some of the later examples may show errors for strengthening n.

†1. A strong place or position; an offensive or defensive fortification; = strength n. 11. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun]

workeOE

forcementa1382

strengtha1382

strengthinga1382

warding1382

closurea1400

bulwarkc1418

propugnaclea1460

fortification1489

munition?c1500

tuition1513

fortifying1523

furniture1577

munificence1596

bloccuz1600

burg-ward1753

propugnaculum1864

society > authority > power > [noun] > making (more) powerful

strengthinga1382

ablingc1450

strenghinga1578

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 370) (1850) 4 Kings xxiv. 10 The cyte is enuyround with streyngthingis [L. munitionibus].

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. xxv. 12 The strengthingis [a1382 E.V. forsemens, or strengthis; L. munimenta] of thin hiȝ wallis schulen falle doun.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) 1 Macc. v. 9 Thei fledden in to the strengthing [L. munitionem] of Datheman.

2. = strengthening n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > construction of defensive works

strengthingc1384

warnestoringc1386

munition?c1500

fortification1562

defences1569

ensconcing1590

munifience1596

refortification1598

garrisoning1681

fortifying1719

forting1756

obstacling1882

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. vi. 18 Thei..souȝten to hem yuels euer more, to strengthing [L. firmamentum] of hethen men.

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 205 That blissed sacrament and..the..merveillous worchynge there of..to comforte and strengthinge of oure feithe.

1472 in J. D. Marwick Charters Edinb. (1871) 135 To help..to the said fortressing and strenthing of our said Burgh.

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. D j b The streingthynge therof is nat sufficient to digest great repletions of meates.

1574 in P. Cunningham Extracts Accts. Revels at Court (1842) 84 Tape for tyenge and strengthing, vij s.

1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick x. 72/2 The Cure requires..strengthing of the Womb.

1713 E. Calamy Abridgem. Baxter's Hist. Life & Times (ed. 2) I. xii. 327 An Agreement with the Independents, for the strengthing of the Common Interest.

1747 R. James Pharmacopœia Universalis iii. i. 469/2 Wherever Condensation, Strengthing, and Astriction, are required, this Herb is of excellent Use.

1851 J. Mallory Jrnl. 26 Aug. in Fear God & walk Humbly (1997) 145 The meeting is still going on, and the Lord is blessing it to the conversion of sinners and strengthing of believers.

1908 Univ. N. Carolina Rec. Dec. 24 Their [sc. changes'] effect is a material strengthing of each of the courses.

2006 A. Jones Genocide xv. 381 The apologetic trend prevails, suggesting a strengthing of the humanitarian regime first forged in the mid-nineteenth century.

†3. = strengthening n. 2. Obsolete.Chiefly in spiritual contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > strengthening or confirmation of immaterial things > [noun] > a source or means of

strengthinga1400

confirmator1485

stablishment1533

strengthening1571

strengthener1579

corroborative1601

strength1615

corroboration1670

re-enforcer1832

reinforcer1873

vertebration1884

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 18678 (MED) Sum..troud noght ȝeit his vprising; Bot þair mistrovth..Es strinthing [Fairf. strenþing] of vr troght to-day.

c1425 Castle of Love (Egerton) (1967) l. 898 (MED) The secund sacrament is confermyng, That agayn the fend is a gret strenghting.

?c1450 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 58 (MED) Helpe, crosse..Staf & strencthynge full of socowr!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

strengthingadj.

Brit.

/ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/

Forms: see strength v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: strength v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < strength v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier strengthing n.Some examples given here may rather show errors for strengthening adj. (compare discussion at strength v.).

Now rare.

That gives strength; = strengthening adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > strengthening > [adjective]

strengthening1571

roborating1615

enabling1628

strengthing1672

steeling1849

fortifying1863

1672 Funeral Acct. (NAS RH9/1/38) ii. 1/1 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Strenthing Ane strenthing plaister for his loyn.

1712 T. Brett Doctr. Remission of Sins 47 The blessing of Pardon and strengthing Grace.

1776 J. Johnson Riches Gospel Grace Opened I. i. 70 The strengthing word of God prevails not in that heart.

1837 A. Tennant Veg. Materia Medica 431 The individual was so reduced, as not to bear strengthing medicine.

1896 Bee-Keepers' Rev. Jan. 13/1 He throws the gluten, the nourishing and strengthing element of the grain, to the animal.

1922 Health Aug. 22/1 There are no such strengthing medicines or tonics.

2004 E. C. Casella in E. C. Casella & C. Fowler Archaeol. of Plural & Changing Identities viii. 179 A formative element in this transformation had been the strengthing symbolic value of Cleanliness as a marker of social identity.

2011 A. C. Reardon Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgist (ed. 2) iii. 49 Strengthing mechanisms are an important part of materials engineering.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	strengthing
释义	strengthingn. Brit. /ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/ Forms: see strength v. and -ing suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: strength v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < strength v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare strengthening n.In sense 1 translating post-classical Latin munitio in the Vulgate (see munition n.); with this sense compare earlier strength n. 11. Some of the later examples may show errors for strengthening n. †1. A strong place or position; an offensive or defensive fortification; = strength n. 11. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] workeOE forcementa1382 strengtha1382 strengthinga1382 warding1382 closurea1400 bulwarkc1418 propugnaclea1460 fortification1489 munition?c1500 tuition1513 fortifying1523 furniture1577 munificence1596 bloccuz1600 burg-ward1753 propugnaculum1864 society > authority > power > [noun] > making (more) powerful strengthinga1382 ablingc1450 strenghinga1578 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 370) (1850) 4 Kings xxiv. 10 The cyte is enuyround with streyngthingis [L. munitionibus]. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. xxv. 12 The strengthingis [a1382 E.V. forsemens, or strengthis; L. munimenta] of thin hiȝ wallis schulen falle doun. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) 1 Macc. v. 9 Thei fledden in to the strengthing [L. munitionem] of Datheman. 2. = strengthening n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > construction of defensive works strengthingc1384 warnestoringc1386 munition?c1500 fortification1562 defences1569 ensconcing1590 munifience1596 refortification1598 garrisoning1681 fortifying1719 forting1756 obstacling1882 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. vi. 18 Thei..souȝten to hem yuels euer more, to strengthing [L. firmamentum] of hethen men. c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 205 That blissed sacrament and..the..merveillous worchynge there of..to comforte and strengthinge of oure feithe. 1472 in J. D. Marwick Charters Edinb. (1871) 135 To help..to the said fortressing and strenthing of our said Burgh. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. D j b The streingthynge therof is nat sufficient to digest great repletions of meates. 1574 in P. Cunningham Extracts Accts. Revels at Court (1842) 84 Tape for tyenge and strengthing, vij s. 1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick x. 72/2 The Cure requires..strengthing of the Womb. 1713 E. Calamy Abridgem. Baxter's Hist. Life & Times (ed. 2) I. xii. 327 An Agreement with the Independents, for the strengthing of the Common Interest. 1747 R. James Pharmacopœia Universalis iii. i. 469/2 Wherever Condensation, Strengthing, and Astriction, are required, this Herb is of excellent Use. 1851 J. Mallory Jrnl. 26 Aug. in Fear God & walk Humbly (1997) 145 The meeting is still going on, and the Lord is blessing it to the conversion of sinners and strengthing of believers. 1908 Univ. N. Carolina Rec. Dec. 24 Their [sc. changes'] effect is a material strengthing of each of the courses. 2006 A. Jones Genocide xv. 381 The apologetic trend prevails, suggesting a strengthing of the humanitarian regime first forged in the mid-nineteenth century. †3. = strengthening n. 2. Obsolete.Chiefly in spiritual contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > strengthening or confirmation of immaterial things > [noun] > a source or means of strengthinga1400 confirmator1485 stablishment1533 strengthening1571 strengthener1579 corroborative1601 strength1615 corroboration1670 re-enforcer1832 reinforcer1873 vertebration1884 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 18678 (MED) Sum..troud noght ȝeit his vprising; Bot þair mistrovth..Es strinthing [Fairf. strenþing] of vr troght to-day. c1425 Castle of Love (Egerton) (1967) l. 898 (MED) The secund sacrament is confermyng, That agayn the fend is a gret strenghting. ?c1450 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 58 (MED) Helpe, crosse..Staf & strencthynge full of socowr! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). strengthingadj. Brit. /ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈstrɛŋ(k)θɪŋ/ Forms: see strength v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: strength v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < strength v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier strengthing n.Some examples given here may rather show errors for strengthening adj. (compare discussion at strength v.). Now rare. That gives strength; = strengthening adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > strengthening > [adjective] strengthening1571 roborating1615 enabling1628 strengthing1672 steeling1849 fortifying1863 1672 Funeral Acct. (NAS RH9/1/38) ii. 1/1 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Strenthing Ane strenthing plaister for his loyn. 1712 T. Brett Doctr. Remission of Sins 47 The blessing of Pardon and strengthing Grace. 1776 J. Johnson Riches Gospel Grace Opened I. i. 70 The strengthing word of God prevails not in that heart. 1837 A. Tennant Veg. Materia Medica 431 The individual was so reduced, as not to bear strengthing medicine. 1896 Bee-Keepers' Rev. Jan. 13/1 He throws the gluten, the nourishing and strengthing element of the grain, to the animal. 1922 Health Aug. 22/1 There are no such strengthing medicines or tonics. 2004 E. C. Casella in E. C. Casella & C. Fowler Archaeol. of Plural & Changing Identities viii. 179 A formative element in this transformation had been the strengthing symbolic value of Cleanliness as a marker of social identity. 2011 A. C. Reardon Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgist (ed. 2) iii. 49 Strengthing mechanisms are an important part of materials engineering. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382adj.1672
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