Güclendir

Güclendir is a verb form in Turkish that corresponds to strengthening or empowering something. It is the imperative mood of the verb güçlendirmek, which means to strengthen, reinforce, or enhance. The noun stem güc means power or strength, and the suffix -lendirmek turns a state or property into a causative action (“to cause to become powerful”).

In Turkish usage, güclendir can apply to physical objects, systems, or abstract capabilities. It is commonly used in contexts such as engineering, security, education, health, and personal development to indicate taking action to increase resilience, reliability, or effectiveness. For example, one might say: Güçlendir bu sistemi. (Strengthen this system.) Güçlendir iradenı. (Strengthen your resolve.)

Morphology and related forms: the infinitive is güçlendirmek (to strengthen), the participle is güçlendiren (strengthening), and the noun form güçlendirme refers to the act or process of strengthening. Adjectival forms include güçlendirici (empowering). Turkish also provides other mood forms of güçlendirmek, such as güçlendirir (he/she strengthens) and güçlendirin (you all strengthen).

Cross-language note: Azerbaijani and other Turkic varieties have parallel verbs for the concept of strengthening, often based on the same root meaning power or strength, with language-specific suffixes for causation and mood.

See also: güç, güçlendirme, güçlendirmek, takviye etmek, destek.