Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

starkens, starkening, starkened, starkened
Base formstarken · to starken
3rd person singularstarkens
Present participlestarkening
Past simplestarkened
Past participlestarkened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystarken
he, she, itstarkens

Past simpleLesson

all personsstarkened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave starkened
he, she, ithas starkened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill starken

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stargazestarkstarletstarlightstarlingstarlit
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