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1 [zwaarder maken] make heavier2 [figuurlijk] [versterken, vergroten] make heavier ⇒ increase, 〈 sterker maken〉 strengthen, 〈 sterker maken〉 reinforce♦voorbeelden:exameneisen verzwaren • make an examination stiffer, raise the level of an examiemands taak verzwaren • make someone's task more arduous -
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• to make heavier• to render more severe• to strengthen• to tighten• to weight
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