strengthen

[ˈstreŋθn]

Definition:
1. Make strong or stronger.
2. Gain strength.
3. Give a healthy elasticity to.

Use 'strengthen' in a sentence:

1. His speech strengthens the impression he is the main power in the organization.
2. The builders will have to strengthen the existing joists with additional timber.
3. Today the move is to liberate the woman, which may in the end strengthen the marriage union.
4. To strengthen the exploitation and utilization of cattail plant resources in environmental protection would create huge market potential.
5. Giving the president the authority to go to war would strengthen his hand for peace.
6. If the government clamps down on the movement, that will only serve to strengthen it in the long run.
7. Conversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.
8. By raising a family's standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family's financial and emotional stability.
9. Taking exercise can not only strengthen your body but also release you from stress.
10. It will draw you closer together, and it will strengthen the bond of your relationship.
11. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces to strengthen your leg muscles.
12. They need to fight corruption, strengthen border controls, and improve justice, administration, and state industrial support rules.
13. The study further strengthens the evidence linking smoking with early death.
14. Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student.
15. Perhaps more tests like these will eventually give the researchers the evidence they are seeking and strengthen the case for the existence of telepathy.
16. She suggests that humans have always tried to strengthen the pair bond to maximise reproductive success.
17. Taking part in some group activities is a good way to strengthen friendships.
18. I am also looking urgently at how we can strengthen the law.
19. Both these facts strengthen the case against hanging.
20. In a strange way, his affair caused our relationship to strengthen.
21. Members of parliament have demanded that the police strengthen their protection of themselves and their families.
22. We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation with the police service.
23. There could be no better way to strengthen the unity of world Jewry.
24. We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.
25. Any experience can teach and strengthen you, but particularly the more difficult ones.
26. To assess whether the authors claimed any causation, researchers then looked for telltale verbs in each paper's title and abstract, verbs like "enhance", "promote", "facilitate", and "strengthen".
27. In order to promote education equity, China has invested 36 billion to improve rural educational facilities and strengthen the rural compulsory education in the central and western regions.
28. Environmental pressures are strengthening the case for waterborne freight.
29. This appointment was an attempt to strengthen her hand in policy discussions.
30. Community leaders want to strengthen controls at external frontiers.
31. So you're saying this will strengthen the American public's resolve to go to war if necessary?
32. This will strengthen the American public's resolve to go to war.
33. He has a new fitness regime to strengthen his back.
34. The difficulties in her way merely strengthened her resolve.
35. The new manager has strengthened the side by bringing in several younger players.
36. Eat some enhanced resistance to strengthen the body's resistance to food, like mushrooms, honey, agaric, kelp, citrus, jujube, etc.
37. Because of the war, security procedures have strengthened.
38. The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.
39. The agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries.
40. This plywood addition helps to strengthen the structure.
41. The new evidence will strengthen their case.
42. Their attitude only strengthened his resolve to fight on.
43. Yesterday the pound strengthened against the dollar.
44. The wind had strengthened overnight.
45. Repairs are necessary to strengthen the bridge.
46. Her position in the party has strengthened in recent weeks.
47. His visit is intended to strengthen ties between the two countries.
48. It is a proven fact that fluoride strengthens growing teeth.
49. Regular exercise strengthens the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack.
50. The move is clearly intended to strengthen the President's position as head of state.
51. The exercises are designed to strengthen your stomach muscles.
52. Yoga can be used to strengthen the immune system.