See also: stärken and Stärken

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English starkenen (to grow strong), equivalent to stark +‎ -en.

Verb

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starken (third-person singular simple present starkens, present participle starkening, simple past and past participle starkened)

  1. (transitive) To make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.

Adjective

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starken (comparative more starken, superlative most starken)

  1. (obsolete) Stark; complete, absolute.

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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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starken

  1. inflection of stark:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural