starken
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Etymology edit
From Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), equivalent to stark + -en.
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starken (third-person singular simple present starkens, present participle starkening, simple past and past participle starkened)
- (transitive) To make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.
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starken (comparative more starken, superlative most starken)
- (obsolete) Stark; complete, absolute.
- 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act III:
- Alas poore fellow, he ſeemeth to be a ſtarken idiot.
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starken