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stärken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fortify verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
  • invigorate verb To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • starch noun A carbohydrate found in foods like potatoes, rice, and grains, used by the body for energy.
  • strengthen verb To make something stronger, more solid, or more effective.

Senses

stärken is used for these senses in English:

  • fortify To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
  • invigorate (transitive) To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
  • mount (intransitive, sometimes, with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
  • starch To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
  • strengthen (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
  • strengthen (transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.

fortify — full definition

  1. verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
  2. verb To make someone or something mentally or physically stronger.
  3. verb To add vitamins, minerals, or alcohol to something to increase its strength or nutritional value.

invigorate — full definition

  1. verb To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
  2. verb To heighten or intensify.
  3. verb To give life or energy to.
  4. verb To make lively.

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