spierversterken

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

spierversterken (not inflected)

  1. to strengthen one's muscles
    • Spierversterken in je dagelijks leven.
      To strengthen your muscles in your daily life.
    • 1988, :
      Spierversterken en spierrekken met elektrische stroom.
      To strengthen and stretch your muscles with electrical current.
    • 2012, :
      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