Strengthen

v. t.	1.	To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Strengthening.] Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . . With powerful policy strengthen themselves. - Shak.
	2.	To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution. Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. - Deut. iii. 28.
v. i.	1.	To grow strong or stronger. The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. - Pope.

Verb	1.	strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" Synonyms: beef up, fortify Antonyms: weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	2.	strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened" Antonyms: weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	3.	strengthen - give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" Synonyms: tone up, tone

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