(v) :
to make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strenght of; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority; to fortify; to reinforce; to animate; to give moral strength; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten
(v) :
to make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strenght of; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority; to fortify; to reinforce; to animate; to give moral strength; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten