Strengthen
verb
To make something stronger or more effective.
Regular exercise can help to strengthen your immune system.
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- strengthen the immune system
- strengthen the economy
verb
To become stronger or more effective.
My determination to succeed has only strengthened over time.
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- strengthen over time
- strengthen in intensity
verb
To support or make a point more convincing.
These latest results only serve to strengthen our argument.
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- strengthen the argument
- strengthen the case
verb
To give someone more confidence or determination.
This experience has really strengthened me as a person.
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- strengthen in confidence
- strengthen in determination
verb
To make something stronger or more effective.
Regular exercise can help to strengthen your immune system.
Often appears as...
- strengthen the immune system
- strengthen the economy
verb
To become stronger or more effective.
My determination to succeed has only strengthened over time.
Often appears as...
- strengthen over time
- strengthen in intensity
verb
To support or make a point more convincing.
These latest results only serve to strengthen our argument.
Often appears as...
- strengthen the argument
- strengthen the case
verb
To give someone more confidence or determination.
This experience has really strengthened me as a person.
Often appears as...
- strengthen in confidence
- strengthen in determination
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical & Organisational
Used for tangible improvements like strength or to describe enhancing systems or structures.
The new policy will strengthen the company's security measures.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Also used in a broader, metaphorical sense for abstract concepts such as relationships or agreements.
The new treaty will strengthen the alliance between the two countries.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical & Organisational
Used for tangible improvements like strength or to describe enhancing systems or structures.
The new policy will strengthen the company's security measures.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Also used in a broader, metaphorical sense for abstract concepts such as relationships or agreements.
The new treaty will strengthen the alliance between the two countries.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical & Organisational
Used for tangible improvements like strength or to describe enhancing systems or structures.
The new policy will strengthen the company's security measures.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Also used in a broader, metaphorical sense for abstract concepts such as relationships or agreements.
The new treaty will strengthen the alliance between the two countries.
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What is bipolar...
Despite this, the disorder is controllable. Certain medications like lithium can help manage risky thoughts and behaviors by stabilizing moods. These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics,
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The benefits of a...
And while a more recent study did show that reaction times and errors increase for some bilingual students in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
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The benefits of good...
as the muscles strengthen. These curves help us stay upright and absorb some of the stress from activities like walking and jumping. If they are aligned properly, when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip,
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How playing an...
As with any other workout, disciplined, structured practice in playing music strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills,
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Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
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What's Hiding in the...
controlled television cameras and searchlights i'm sitting beside the pilot in the transparent bubble in the middle and the whole craft is massively strengthened to withstand the huge pressures of the depths as we go down it gets darker and darker
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else but as soon as I said it I realized they were doing something else they were sitting in close proximity and doing the human equivalent of grooming laughing and talking and strengthening their bond sure they watched or they play too many
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How the food you eat...
Like the other organs in our bodies, our brains also benefit from a steady supply of micronutrients. Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables strengthen the brain to fight off free radicals that destroy brain cells,
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How to make stress your...
Oxytocin is a neuro-hormone. It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that strengthen close relationships. Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your friends and family.
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Hurricane Surge PIPE...
24 hours from landfall the hurricane has strengthened to category 5
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What is bipolar...
Despite this, the disorder is controllable. Certain medications like lithium can help manage risky thoughts and behaviors by stabilizing moods. These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
And while a more recent study did show that reaction times and errors increase for some bilingual students in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Video examples
The benefits of good...
as the muscles strengthen. These curves help us stay upright and absorb some of the stress from activities like walking and jumping. If they are aligned properly, when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip,
Video examples
How playing an...
As with any other workout, disciplined, structured practice in playing music strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills,
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
controlled television cameras and searchlights i'm sitting beside the pilot in the transparent bubble in the middle and the whole craft is massively strengthened to withstand the huge pressures of the depths as we go down it gets darker and darker
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The science of...
else but as soon as I said it I realized they were doing something else they were sitting in close proximity and doing the human equivalent of grooming laughing and talking and strengthening their bond sure they watched or they play too many
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How the food you eat...
Like the other organs in our bodies, our brains also benefit from a steady supply of micronutrients. Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables strengthen the brain to fight off free radicals that destroy brain cells,
Video examples
How to make stress your...
Oxytocin is a neuro-hormone. It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that strengthen close relationships. Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your friends and family.
Video examples
Hurricane Surge PIPE...
24 hours from landfall the hurricane has strengthened to category 5
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
A high standard of living cannot remain the exclusive possession of the West - and the sooner we can help other peoples to develop their resources, raise their living standards, and strengthen their national independence, the safer the world will be for us all.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.
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Helen Keller
American Author
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Public education is our greatest pathway to opportunity in America. So we need to invest in and strengthen our public universities today, and for generations to come.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
A woman can't be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can't do it by herself.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.
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Jennifer Pahlka
American Public Servant
When one neighbor helps another, we strengthen our communities.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
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Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
Man's soul is strengthened by suffering.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
A high standard of living cannot remain the exclusive possession of the West - and the sooner we can help other peoples to develop their resources, raise their living standards, and strengthen their national independence, the safer the world will be for us all.
Quote examples
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.
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Helen Keller
American Author
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Public education is our greatest pathway to opportunity in America. So we need to invest in and strengthen our public universities today, and for generations to come.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
A woman can't be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can't do it by herself.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.
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Jennifer Pahlka
American Public Servant
When one neighbor helps another, we strengthen our communities.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
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Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
Man's soul is strengthened by suffering.
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