strengthening
streng thuh ning
- n becoming stronger
- n the act of increasing the strength of something
- v make strong or stronger
- v gain strength
- v give a healthy elasticity to
- Moscow sees the problem in terms of strengthening the safeguards against Iran weaponizing nuclear materials, rather than trying to prevent it from attaining "breakout" capacity by .
- His head was filled with dreams of strengthening China from within by drawing on its natural resources in conjunction with new technologies, and he tried to interest powerful .
- She opposes strengthening protections for beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet, where oil and gas development has been proposed, and she spent $500 million in state money to .