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.
Generally speaking, poke would refer to raw pieces of tuna cut into cubes, then marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onion; though the variations go far beyond this generalization. Poke doesnât necessarily have to be tuna or even seafood, nor does it have to be raw or cubed.