forsterke

verbverb

to reinforce · to strengthen · to amplify

EtymologyOpphav

av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

gjøre sterkere, stive av;
styrke (II)to strengthen · to build up, to reinforce to make stronger, to brace;
to strengthenstyrke (II)
- forsterke en bærebjelke to reinforce a load-bearing beam
- forsterke festet to reinforce the attachment
øke virkningen, antallet av;
øke (1)to increase, intensivereto intensify to amplify the effect or the number of;
to increaseøke (1), to intensifyintensivere
- forsterke lyden to amplify the sound
- forsterke inntrykket to reinforce the impression
- forsterke trykket to increase the pressure
- gruppa ble forsterket med to nye medlemmer the group was reinforced with two new members