strengthen (redirected from strengthen hand)

strength·en  (strngkthn, strng-, strn-)

v. strength·ened, strength·en·ing, strength·ens

v.tr.

To make strong or increase the strength of.

v.intr.

To become strong or stronger.

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strengthen·er n.

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strengthen [ˈstrɛŋθən]

vb

to make or become stronger

strengthener  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" beef up, fortify alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" vitalise, vitalize - make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man" ruggedise, ruggedize - produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage; "Detroit ruggedized the family car" substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" restrengthen - make strong again brace up, undergird - make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" confirm - make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!" reenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" buttress - make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" stabilise, stabilize, steady, brace - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" batten - secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches" batten, batten down, secure - furnish with battens; "batten ships" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	2.	strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" consolidate - make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place" proof - make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" back - strengthen by providing with a back or backing sandbag - protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front" toughen - make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her" weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	3.	strengthen - give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" tone up, tone exercise, work out - do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"

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strengthen

verb

1. fortify, encourage, harden, toughen, fuel, steel, consolidate, stiffen, hearten, buoy up, gee up, brace up, vitalize, give new energy to Such antagonism, he has asserted, strengthened his resolve.
fortify undermine, weaken, dilute, sap, destroy, crush, debilitate, subvert

2. reinforce, support, confirm, establish, justify, enhance, intensify, bolster, substantiate, buttress, corroborate, give a boost to Research would strengthen the case for socialist reform.

3. increase in value, become stronger The dollar strengthened against other currencies.

4. step up, reinforce, increase, heighten, escalate, crank up (informal), scale up Community leaders want to strengthen controls at external frontiers.

5. bolster, harden, reinforce, give a boost to Any experience can teach and strengthen you.

6. heighten, intensify, reinforce Every day of sunshine strengthens the feeling of optimism.

7. make stronger, build up, invigorate, restore, nourish, rejuvenate, make healthy, give strength to Yoga can be used to strengthen the immune system.

8. support, brace, steel, reinforce, consolidate, harden, bolster, augment, buttress The builders will have to strengthen the existing joists with additional timber.

9. become stronger, pick up, intensify, heighten, gain strength As it strengthened, the wind was veering southerly.

Translations

strengthen [ˈstreŋθən]

A. VT

1. (lit) [+ wall, roof, building] → reforzar; [+ back, muscle] → fortalecer
he does exercises to strengthen his legs → hace ejercicios para fortalecer las piernas

2. (fig) [+ currency, economy, bond, relationship, character] → fortalecer, consolidar; [+ government] → consolidar; [+ case, argument, law] → reforzar; [+ power] → consolidar, afianzar; [+ resolve, belief, impression] → reafirmar; [+ person] (morally) → fortalecer
this served to strengthen opposition to the strike → esto sirvió para afianzar la oposición a la huelga
her rejection only strengthened his resolve → el rechazo de ella sólo sirvió para hacer más firme su propósito de conquistarla
to strengthen sb's position; strengthen sb's hand → afianzar la posición de algn

B. VI

1. (lit) [muscle, arm, back] → fortalecerse; [wind, storm] → hacerse más fuerte

2. (fig) [currency, economy] → fortalecerse, consolidarse; [prices] → afianzarse; [desire, determination] → redoblarse, intensificarse

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strengthen [ˈstrɛŋθ^ən]

vt

[+ position, government, party] → renforcer

[+ argument, case] → donner du poids à

[+ currency, economy, industry] → renforcer

[+ laws, measures, controls] → renforcer

[+ resolve, character, conviction] → renforcer

[+ relationship, links, ties] → renforcer

[+ muscle] → fortifier

[+ structure, bridge, joists, wall] → renforcer

vi

[currency, economy, industry] → se renforcer

[controls, laws, measures] → se renforcer

[wind, current, storm] → forcir

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strengthen

vt → stärken; material, shoes, building, grip, resolve also → verstärken; eyesight → verbessern; muscles, patient → stärken, kräftigen; person (lit) → Kraft geben (+dat); (fig) → bestärken; currency, market → festigen; effect → vergrößern; to strengthen somebody’s hand (fig) → jdn bestärken or ermutigen; this only strengthened her determination → das bestärkte sie nur in ihrem Entschluss

vi → stärker werden; (wind, desire also) → sich verstärken; the strengthening economy → die sich verbessernde Wirtschaftslage

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strengthen [ˈstrɛŋθ/ən]

1. vt (person, muscles) → irrobustire; (wall, building) → rinforzare; (economy, currency) → consolidare; (desire, determination) → rafforzare

2. vi (economy, currency) → consolidarsi; (wind) → aumentare di intensità; (desire, determination) → rafforzarsi

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strengthen [ˈstrɛŋθ/ən]

1. vt (person, muscles) → irrobustire; (wall, building) → rinforzare; (economy, currency) → consolidare; (desire, determination) → rafforzare

2. vi (economy, currency) → consolidarsi; (wind) → aumentare di intensità; (desire, determination) → rafforzarsi

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strengthen → يَقْوي posílit styrke stärken ενισχύω fortalecer vahvistaa renforcer ojačati rafforzare 強くする 강화하다 sterker worden styrke wzmocnić fortalecer усиливать(ся) förstärka แข็งแรงขึ้น güçlendirmek tăng cường 加强