Strengthen

(strĕngth'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. STRENGTHENED; p. pr. & vb. n. STRENGTHENING.] 1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to, either physical, legal, or moral: to confirm; to establish; as, to strengthen a limb; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority. 2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution. Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. Deut. iii. 28. 3. To cause to increase in power or security. Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, With powerful policy strengthen themselves. Shak. Syn.—To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate; encourage.