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Word entry · 10 letters

strengthen

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"Fortify"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/Part of speech verbSorted eeghnnrsttStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
1S2T3R4E5N6G7T8H9E10N

Definitions

  1. give a healthy elasticity to

Word origin

From rare Middle English strengthenen (14th c.), from earlier strengthen (12th c.), where -en is the infinitive ending. Probably the original form was reinterpreted as strength + -en around the time when the infinitive ending was being apocopated in late Middle English.

Used in a sentence

  • strengthen a muscle
  • strengthen a wall
  • strengthen one's willpower

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