stouten
/ˈstaʊtən/
verb
- To make or become stronger, thicker, or more solid.
- The blacksmith used a hammer to stouten the metal bar.
- Regular exercise will stouten your muscles over time.
- They added extra beams to stouten the old barn's roof.
- To make or become more determined or resolute.
- Facing the challenge only stoutened his courage.
- Her speech stoutened the team's resolve to finish the project.
- The community's support stoutened their will to rebuild after the storm.
- To make or become more stout in body; to fatten or gain weight.
- The farmer stoutened the cattle for the winter market.
- He worried that sitting at a desk all day would stouten him.
- The rich diet began to stouten the puppy quickly.
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