Defenition of the word fortify
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Defenition of the word fortify
- To prepare oneself for a military confrontation.
- Make strong or stronger.
- Enclose by or as if by a fortification.
- To add nutrients to.
- Add alcohol to (beverages)
- prepare for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is arming Saudi Arabia"
- add nutrients to; as of foods; "fortified milk"
- enclose by a fortification
- add alcohol beverages
- make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"
- make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries"
- add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
- enclose by or as if by a fortification
- make strong or stronger
- add nutrients to
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
Synonyms for the word fortify
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- arm
- beef up
- bolster
- boost
- brace
- build up
- buttress
- enrich
- fort
- gird
- give a boost to
- lace
- make stronger
- refresh
- reinforce
- reinvigorate
- revive
- secure
- spike
- strengthen
Similar words in the fortify
Hyponyms for the word fortify
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- batten
- batten down
- brace
- brace up
- buttress
- confirm
- embattle
- forearm
- re-arm
- rearm
- reenforce
- reinforce
- restrengthen
- ruggedise
- ruggedize
- secure
- stabilise
- stabilize
- steady
- substantiate
- trench
- undergird
- vitalise
- vitalize
Hypernyms for the word fortify
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- add
- alter
- change
- close in
- enclose
- inclose
- modify
- shut in
Antonyms for the word fortify
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- demilitarise
- demilitarize
- disarm
- weaken
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