[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make stronger ;give strength to.Synonyms: support , fortify , reinforce , buttress", "Phonetics.to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring more effort, as from fricative to stop or nongeminate to geminate."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to gain strength; grow stronger ."]}]