rafforzare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
- boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- consolidate verb To combine several things into one, stronger whole.
- energize verb To give energy, enthusiasm, or vitality to someone or something.
- enhance verb To improve the quality, value, or appeal of something.
- entrench verb To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
- reinforce verb To make something stronger by adding extra support or material.
- strengthen verb To make something stronger, more solid, or more effective.
Senses
rafforzare is used for these senses in English:
- bolster (transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
- buttress (figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.
- consolidate To make stronger or more solid.
- energize (transitive) To invigorate; to make energetic.
- enhance To augment or make something greater.
- entrench To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
- reinforce (transitive) To emphasize or review.
- strengthen (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
bolster — full definition
- noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
- verb To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.
boost — full definition
- noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- verb To help increase or improve something.
- verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).