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Gird vs Strengthen - What's the difference?

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Gird is a synonym of strengthen.


As verbs the difference between gird and strengthen

is that gird is to bind with a flexible rope or cord or gird can be to jeer at while strengthen is (lb) to make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.

As a noun gird

is a sarcastic remark.

gird

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Verb

  • To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
    • The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
  • To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
    • The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.
    Our home is girt by sea... -
  • To prepare oneself for an action.
    • Related terms
    * girder * girdle * * girt * undergird

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sarcastic remark.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I thank thee for that gird , good Tranio.
  • A stroke with a rod or switch.
  • A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
  • * Tillotson
    • Conscience is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To jeer at.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.
  • To jeer.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs English terms with multiple etymologies

    strengthen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
  • :
  • *(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • *:Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest,/ With powerful policy strengthen themselves.
  • *1851 , Anonymous, Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog
  • *:A little hardship, and a little struggling with the rougher elements of life, will perchance but strengthen and increase his courage, and prepare him for the conflicts and struggles of after years.
  • (lb) To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
  • *(Bible), (w) iii. 28
  • *:Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him.
  • *
  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.."
  • (lb) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
  • (lb) To grow strong or stronger.

    • Antonyms

    * atrophy

    Derived terms

    * strengthener

    References

    * English ergative verbs