This is the 1626th most frequent German word.
verstärkt
"Enhanced" or "reinforced."
Here, 'verstärkt' is used as a verb meaning 'to intensify or strengthen'.
Die Polizei verstärkt die Sicherheitskontrollen.
The police are intensifying security checks.
In this sentence, 'verstärkt' serves as part of a passive construction implying 'to reinforce'.
Das Gebäude wurde mit zusätzlichen Stahlträgern verstärkt.
The building was reinforced with additional steel beams.
Here, 'verstärkte' is used as an adjective meaning 'intensified' or 'enhanced'.