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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reinforce |
| Synonyms: | assure, buttress, clinch, establish, fix, fortify, invigorate, make firm, settle, strengthen |
| Notes: | corroborate is used in a narrower context, usually by way of providing support for testimony in a legal proceeding; confirm is to lend support to a much wider array of things |
| Antonyms: | contradict, deny, destroy, oppose, repudiate, void |
| Main Entry: | strengthen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make more forceful, powerful |
| Synonyms: | add, add fuel to fire, anneal, ascend, bolster, brace, build up, buttress, confirm, corroborate, empower, enhance, enlarge, establish, extend, fortify, harden, heighten, increase, intensify, invigorate, justify, make firm, mount, multiply, regenerate, reinforce, rejuvenate, renew, restore, rise, set up, sinew, steel, step up, substantiate, support, sustain, temper, tone, tone up, toughen, wax |
| Antonyms: | break down, hurt, weaken |
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