late 14c., from strength + -en (1). Related: Strengthened; strengthening; strengthener. Earlier verb was simply strength (12c.).
This exercise will strengthen your upper body
strengthen the relations between the two countries
His body strengthened
street
street-car
street-walker
street-wise
strength
strengthen
strenuous
strep
Strephon
strepto-
streptococcus
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