Synonyms

roborant

American

[rob-er-uhnt] / ˈrɒb ər ənt /

adjective

strengthening.

noun

a tonic.

roborant British

/ ˈrəʊbərənt, ˈrɒb- /

adjective

tending to fortify or increase strength

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noun

a drug or agent that increases strength

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Etymology

Origin of roborant

1655–65; < Latin rōborant- (stem of rōborāns ), present participle of rōborāre to strengthen, equivalent to rōbor- (stem of rōbur ) oak, hardness + -ant- -ant

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Apodeictic, muliebrity, mansuetude, even caducity, caliginosity, nitid, agrestic, roborant or vilipend have Latin or Greek roots that are very familiar to me and most high school graduates.

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