Another word for strengthen. To become or cause to become tough or strong: toughen. To prepare (oneself) for action: brace, forearm, fortify, gird, ready, steel. Idiom: gird (or gird up) one's loins. To make or become tight or tighter: reinforce, tighten. To make firmer in a particular conviction or habit: confirm, fortify, harden.
Poke /poÊËkeÉª/ is a raw salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. PokÄ is the Hawaiian verb for section or to slice or cut. Ahi poke is made with yellowfin tuna.
4. To proceed in a slow or lazy manner; putter: just poked along all morning. 5. To thrust forward; appear: The child's head poked from under the blankets. n. 1. A push, thrust, or jab. 2. Slang A punch or blow with the fist: a poke in the jaw.