1. Becoming stronger 
2. The act of increasing the strength of something

1. Make strong or stronger
   "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
   - beef up, fortify 
2. Gain strength
   "His body strengthened" 
3. Give a healthy elasticity to
   - tone, tone up

Derived forms: strengthenings

See also: strengthener

Type of: alter, change, exercise, increase, modify, shift, step-up, transformation, transmutation, work out

Antonym: weaken, weakening

Encyclopedia: Strengthening

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