Dictionary
strength•en
Pronunciation: (strengk'thun, streng'-, stren'-), [key]—
v.t.
1. to make stronger; give strength to.
2. Phonet.to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring more effort, as from fricative to stop or nongeminate to geminate.
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v.i.
to gain strength; grow stronger.
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