Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of strengthen
Synonyms: invigorating, roborating, roborative, roborant
plural strengthenings
- An act or process by which something is strengthened.
From 1945 onwards, deterioration in the condition of the brickwork in the arch soffits was kept under close observation, and in 1951 it was decided that strengthening must be undertaken.
1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 18Synonyms: roboration
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn act or process by which something is strengthened.
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Translations
Bulgarian усилване
- усилване (usilvane)process by which something is strengthened
Dutch versterking
- versterkingprocess by which something is strengthened
Italian potenziamento, rafforzamento
- potenziamentoprocess by which something is strengthened
- rafforzamentoprocess by which something is strengthened
Norwegian Bokmål forsterkning
- forsterkningprocess by which something is strengthened
Polish wzmacniająca
- wzmacniającaprocess by which something is strengthened
Portuguese fortalecimento
- fortalecimentoprocess by which something is strengthened
Spanish reforzamiento, refuerzo
- reforzamientoprocess by which something is strengthened
- refuerzoprocess by which something is strengthened
- fortalecimientoprocess by which something is strengthened
Swahili uimarishaji
- uimarishajiprocess by which something is strengthened
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with strengthening
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strengthening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strengthening
“strengthening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strengthening. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strengthening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strengthening.
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