Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

spierversterken n (uncountable)

  1. muscle strengthening

Derived terms edit