strengthener

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈstrɛŋθənɚ/ UK /ˈstrɛŋθənə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a thing that strengthens or reinforces something

Adversity proved to be a strengthener of their resolve.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a thing that strengthens or... reinforcersupport brace boosterfortifier

Opposites

weakener

Word family

Related forms strengthen strength strong

Etymology

From strengthen + -er, agent/instrument noun. Strengthen derives from Old English strengþu ('strength'), from strang ('strong'), from Proto-Germanic *strangiþō.

strengþu Old English *strangiþō Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# strengthener

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstrɛŋθənɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstrɛŋθənə/

## Meanings
1. a thing that strengthens or reinforces something

## Examples
- Adversity proved to be a strengthener of their resolve.

## Synonyms
- reinforcer
- support
- brace
- booster
- fortifier

## Antonyms
- weakener

## Related Forms
- strengthen
- strength
- strong

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: strengþu
- Root: *strangiþō

## Etymology
From strengthen + -er, agent/instrument noun. Strengthen derives from Old English strengþu ('strength'), from strang ('strong'), from Proto-Germanic *strangiþō.

## AI Etymology
Strengthener is from strengthen + -er, agent/instrument noun. Strengthen derives from Old English strengþu ('strength'), from strang ('strong'), from Proto-Germanic *strangiþō. Important recorded forms include strengþu (Old English) and *strangiþō (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a thing that strengthens or reinforces something. The wider family includes related words such as strengthen, strength, and strong.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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