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spierversterken

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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

Noun

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spierversterken n (uncountable)

  1. muscle strengthening

Derived terms

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