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Strengthener

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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.
strengthen·er n.
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Noun1.strengthener - a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
reinforcement
backing, mount - something forming a back that is added for strengthening
bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace - a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
safety arch - an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction


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An advantage this, a strengthener of love, in which even the conjugal tie is beneath the fraternal.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
The sons, in short square-skirted coats, with rows of stupendous brass buttons, and their hair generally queued in the fashion of the times, especially if they could procure an eelskin for the purpose, it being esteemed throughout the country as a potent nourisher and strengthener of the hair.
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context
The strengtheners and the lowerers were all "clever" men in somebody's opinion, which is really as much as can be said for any living talents.
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