"starken" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more starken [comparative], most starken [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), equivalent to stark + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|starkenen||to grow strong}} Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), {{suffix|en|stark|en|id2=inchoative}} stark + -en Head templates: {{en-adj}} starken (comparative more starken, superlative most starken)
  1. (obsolete) Stark; complete, absolute. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-starken-en-adj-2no583rI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 5 6 20 6 5 5

Verb

Forms: starkens [present, singular, third-person], starkening [participle, present], starkened [participle, past], starkened [past]
Etymology: From Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), equivalent to stark + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|starkenen||to grow strong}} Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), {{suffix|en|stark|en|id2=inchoative}} stark + -en Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-starken-en-verb--brpu-dw

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