spierversterken

Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Noun

spierversterken n (uncountable)

1. muscle strengthening

Derived terms

• spierversterking