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starken

starken verb: to make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.

Verb

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

starken (comparative more starken, superlative most starken)

  1. (obsolete) Stark; complete, absolute.
    • Alas poore fellow, he ſeemeth to be a ſtarken idiot.1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act III

Forms of starken

Verb
third-person singular presentstarkens
present participlestarkening
past participlestarkened
paststarkened
Adjective
comparativemore starken
superlativemost starken

Origin of starken

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

Questions about starken

What does starken mean?
Starken means to make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.
What part of speech is starken?
Starken can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of starken?
The past tense of starken is starkened.

Words near starken in the dictionary

  1. Stark-Heegner theorem
  2. Starkable
  3. Starke
  4. Starke County
  5. starked
  6. starken
  7. starkened
  8. starkening
  9. starkens
  10. starker
  11. Starker exchange

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