All strengthen antonyms
strengthΒ·en
S s verb strengthen
- lose it β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- gassed β drunk.
- go downhill β travel down a slope
- fagging β to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- atrophying β Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /ΙΛtroΚ fi Ι/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- bang up β When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- concaved β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- dig β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- concaving β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- gobble up β to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
- lighten β to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- lessen β to become less.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- dog it β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- anaesthetizing β Present participle of anaesthetize.
- deaden β If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- muddying β Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- illtreat β Alternative form of ill-treat.
- ease up β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- intermit β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- actioned β Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- come to pass β to take place
- ko β a knockout in boxing.
- gassing β an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes.
- etherize β Anesthetize (a person or animal) with ether.
- quarrying β an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- embog β (transitive) To bog down.
- breached β the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- backwaters β Plural form of backwater.
- back water β to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
- bankrupted β Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- draw in β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- make light of β of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- miniaturise β (British) alternative spelling of miniaturize.
- delimitate β delimit.
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.