strengthen
verb (used with object)
to make stronger; give strength to.
strengthener
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a word derived from
strengthen.
Example Sentences
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For one thing, “very” is a fraud, masquerading as a strengthener when it merely wheedles and pleads.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
A doctor suggested ballet as a strengthener when she complained of pain in the arches of her feet, and the household mobilized to make sure she got to lessons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
That acted as a strengthener, while continuing to draw chlorides out of the material.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2015
Even then she remembers that experience is the greatest teacher and strengthener and that it is best for them to walk life's journey alone.
From The Colored Girl Beautiful by E. Azalia Hackley
Indirectly Attila was the strengthener of the Papacy, and the founder of Venice.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
