στεριώνω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στερε(ῶ) (stere(ô), contracted form of στερεόω) +‎ -ώνω (-óno) with synizesis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /steɾˈʝo.no/
  • Hyphenation: στε‧ριώ‧νω

Verb

στεριώνω • (sterióno) (past στέριωσα, passive στεριώνομαι, ppp στεριωμένος)

  1. (intransitive) to become solid, to solidify, to become firm
  2. (intransitive) to settle (to fix one's residence in a place)
  3. (intransitive) to settle (to be established in a profession or in employment)
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to make solid, to solidify, to firm up
    Near-synonyms: ενισχύω (enischýo), ισχυροποιώ (ischyropoió), σταθεροποιώ (statheropoió)

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References

  1. ^ στεριώνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language