stärken

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German sterken, from Old High German sterken, equivalent to stark +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃtɛʁkn̩], [ˈʃtɛʁkŋ̩] Hyphenation: stär‧ken === Verb === stärken (weak, third-person singular present stärkt, past tense stärkte, past participle gestärkt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to strengthen (to add to the power or effect of something) Das stärkt das Immunsystem! ― It strengthens your immune system! (reflexive) to have a meal or drink (especially before, during or after a physically demanding task) (transitive) to starch (to treat a piece of clothing with starch to make it stiffer) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bestärken verstärken Stärkung === Further reading === “stärken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “stärken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “stärken” in Duden online “stärken” in OpenThesaurus.de