Synset:beef up fortify strengthen
Examples:
- This exercise will strengthen your upper body
- strengthen the relations between the two countries
Antonyms:weaken
Derivationally Related Form:fortificationstrengthenerstrengthening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:strengthenchange
Direct Hyponyms:battenbatten downbracebrace upbuttressconfirmreenforcereinforcerestrengthenruggediseruggedizesecurestabilisestabilizesteadysubstantiateundergirdvitalisevitalize
Causes:strengthen
Full Troponyms:ballastbattenbolsterbracebuttressconfirmcountermineguylineminereinforcerestrengthenruggedizesubstantiateundergirdvitalize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something