spierversterken

Dutch

Etymology

From spier (“muscle”) +‎ versterken (“to strengthen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspir.vərˌstɛr.kə(n)/

Verb

spierversterken (not inflected)

  1. to strengthen one's muscles
    • [1]
      Spierversterken in je dagelijks leven.
      To strengthen your muscles in your daily life.
    • 1988, [2]:
      Spierversterken en spierrekken met elektrische stroom.
      To strengthen and stretch your muscles with electrical current.
    • 2012, [3]:
      Excentrisch spierversterken verdient lichte voorkeur […].
      To strengthen your muscles in an eccentric way deserves a slight preference […].

Usage notes

The verb is defective and is normally non-finite and not conjugated.

Noun

spierversterken n (uncountable)

  1. muscle strengthening

Derived terms

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