Verb
- 1. strengthen, beef up, fortify, change, alter, modify
- usage: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
- 2. strengthen, change
- usage: gain strength; "His body strengthened"
- 3. tone, tone up, strengthen, exercise, work out
- usage: give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"
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