strengthening Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun becoming stronger
  2. noun the act of increasing the strength of something
  3. verb make strong or stronger
    strengthen; fortify; beef up.
    • This exercise will strengthen your upper body
    • strengthen the relations between the two countries
  4. verb gain strength
    strengthen.
    • His body strengthened
  5. verb give a healthy elasticity to
    strengthen; tone; tone up.
    • Let's tone our muscles

WordNet


Strength"en*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. -- Strength"en*ing*ly, adv.

Webster 1913