restrengthen

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/ɹiːˈstɹɛŋθən//ɹiːˈstɹɛnθən/

verb

to strengthen again, to make stronger again

OriginEnglish strengthen ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrestrengthen (third-person singular simple present restrengthens, present participle restrengthening, simple past and past participle restrengthened)

present singular third person restrengthens · participle present restrengthening · participle past restrengthened · past restrengthened

  1. to strengthen again, to make stronger again

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishstrengthen
  7. Englishrestrengthen

From re- + strengthen.

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APA

restrengthen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restrengthen

MLA

“restrengthen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restrengthen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restrengthen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restrengthen.

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