strong, to become Copy link Outline I. To gain strength, in gen. senseII. To recover strength after illness • strong, to become or grow: I. To gain strength, in gen. sense: expr. by fieri s. fieri coepisse with adj. (v. strong). Phr.: the vine becomes s. enough to bear the weight, vitis vires concipit et intra se pascit suffecturas oneri, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 173. II. To recover strength after illness: vălesco, 3 (rare), Lucr. 1, 941 (933). More usual words are, rĕvălesco, convălesco., etc. (v. to recover, B.). [For fig. sense, v. to strengthen (II.), to increase (B.)]