Strengthen vs Building - What's the difference?
strengthen | building |
(lb) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest,/ With powerful policy strengthen themselves.
*1851 , Anonymous,
*: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.
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*:"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.
(uncountable) The act or process of building.
A closed structure with walls and a roof.
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As verbs the difference between strengthen and building
is that strengthen is to make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce while building is present participle of lang=en.As a noun building is
the act or process of building.strengthen
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(en verb)Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog
Antonyms
* atrophyDerived terms
* strengthenerReferences
* English ergative verbsbuilding
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Etymology 1
(etyl)Noun
(en noun)Mark Tran
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