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batten down vs strengthen

strengthen vs batten down

batten down and strengthen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
batten down No No Yes No
strengthen No No Yes No
As verbs, strengthen is a hypernym of batten down; that is, strengthen is a word with a broader meaning than batten down:
  • batten down: furnish with battens
  • strengthen: make strong or stronger
Other hypernyms of batten down include beef up, fortify.
batten down (verb) strengthen (verb)
furnish with battens give a healthy elasticity to
gain strength
make strong or stronger
Difference between batten down and strengthen

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