versterken

Meaning

  1. (ergative) to strengthen
  2. (transitive) to reinforce, to strengthen
  3. (transitive) to amplify

Opposite of
verzwakken, dempen
Frequency

C1
Etymology

From Middle Dutch versterken. By surface analysis, ver- + sterken (“to make stronger”) and sterk (“strong”) + ver- -en.

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