noun
Meaning 1
An act or process by which something is strengthened.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roboration
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
strengthening
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, US: /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛŋkθənɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S T R EH1 NG TH AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of strengthen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: invigorating, roborating, roborative, roborant
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of increasing the strength of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: weakening
Broader terms: increase, step-up
Narrower terms: concentration
noun
Meaning 4
becoming stronger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: weakening
Broader terms: transformation, transmutation, shift
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: ամրապնդում (amrapndum) — process by which something is strengthened
- Bulgarian: усилване (usilvane) — process by which something is strengthened
- Dutch: versterking — process by which something is strengthened
- Italian: potenziamento — process by which something is strengthened
- Italian: rafforzamento — process by which something is strengthened
- Norwegian Bokmål: forsterkning — process by which something is strengthened
- Norwegian Nynorsk: forsterkning — process by which something is strengthened
- Polish: wzmacniająca — process by which something is strengthened
- Portuguese: fortalecimento — process by which something is strengthened
- Spanish: reforzamiento — process by which something is strengthened
- Spanish: refuerzo — process by which something is strengthened
- Spanish: fortalecimiento — process by which something is strengthened
- Swahili: uimarishaji — process by which something is strengthened
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