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The synonyms of “Fortify” are: lace, spike, beef up, strengthen, arm, build up, gird, fort, build defences round, strengthen with defensive works, secure, protect, surround, reinforce, toughen, consolidate, bolster, shore up, brace, buttress, stiffen, support, hold up, invigorate, energize, enliven, liven up, animate, vitalize, rejuvenate, restore, revive, refresh, add alcohol to, add spirits to, add minerals to, add vitamins to, boost, improve
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fortify” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| add alcohol to | Bestow a quality on. |
| add minerals to | Bestow a quality on. |
| add spirits to | Constitute an addition. |
| add vitamins to | Constitute an addition. |
| animate | Give inspiration, encouragement, or renewed vigour to. She has animated the government with a sense of political direction. |
| arm | Supply with arms. The U S armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan. |
| beef up | Complain. |
| bolster | Prop up with a pillow or bolster. They bolstered the seats for a more comfortable ride. |
| boost | Give a boost to be beneficial to. The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption. |
| brace | Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. He stood with legs braced. |
| build defences round | Build or establish something abstract. |
| build up | Found or ground. |
| buttress | Provide a building or structure with buttresses. We buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse. |
| consolidate | Combine (a number of financial accounts or funds) into a single overall account or set of accounts. The town and county schools are being consolidated. |
| energize | Cause to be alert and energetic. People were energized by his ideas. |
| enliven | Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing. The wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts. |
| fort | Station troops in a fort. |
| gird | Put a girdle on or around. A young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood. |
| hold up | Resist or confront with resistance. |
| improve | Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. I subscribed to two magazines to improve my mind. |
| invigorate | Give strength or energy to. The shower had invigorated her. |
| lace | Fasten or tighten a shoe or garment by tying the laces. Lace a tablecloth. |
| liven up | Raise. |
| protect | Aim to preserve (a threatened species or area) by legislating against hunting, collecting, or development. Use a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB. |
| refresh | Refresh one s memory. The tea is cold and the pot needs refreshing. |
| reinforce | Strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment. The helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork. |
| rejuvenate | Make younger or more youthful. The land rejuvenated. |
| restore | Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. Order was eventually restored by riot police. |
| revive | Restore interest in or the popularity of. The doctors revived the comatose man. |
| secure | Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost. The government is concerned to secure the economy against too much foreign ownership. |
| shore up | Support by placing against something solid or rigid. |
| spike | Secure with spikes. The voltage spiked. |
| stiffen | Make or become stiff or rigid. Outrage over the murders stiffened the government s resolve to confront the Mafia. |
| strengthen | Gain strength. Strengthen the relations between the two countries. |
| strengthen with defensive works | Make strong or stronger. |
| support | Give moral or psychological support aid or courage to. The scholarship supported me when I was in college. |
| surround | Surround with a wall in order to fortify. The killings were surrounded by controversy. |
| toughen | Make tough or tougher. He tried to toughen his son up by sending him to public school. |
| vitalize | Give life to. The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man. |
| bolster | Prop up with a pillow or bolster. Bolster morale. |
| bond | Issue bonds on. Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them. |
| brace | Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. He stood with legs braced. |
| convoy | A group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection. American destroyers helped to convoy much needed supplies to Britain in 1917 18. |
| cooperation | The formation and operation of cooperatives. They agreed on a policy of cooperation. |
| deepen | Make deeper. This event only deepened my convictions. |
| defensible | Capable of being defended. A morally defensible penal system. |
| development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated. Agitation is carried out while a film is processed to ensure even development. |
| enhance | Make better or more attractive. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation. |
| escalate | Increase in extent or intensity. The Allies escalated the bombing. |
| exacerbate | Exasperate or irritate. The strong pound has exacerbated the situation by making it much harder for UK companies to compete on price. |
| fortress | A person or thing not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance. He had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude. |
| harden | Cause to accept or become hardened to habituate. Wait for the glue to harden. |
| heighten | Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity. Heighten the tension. |
| increase | A change resulting in an increase. We are aiming to increase awareness of social issues. |
| intensification | The action of making or becoming more intense. The intensification of agriculture. |
| intensify | Become more intense. The dispute began to intensify. |
| intension | The internal content of a concept. |
| intensity | The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation. There s an intensity in his eyes that s downright scary. |
| military | The military forces of a nation. He organized his shows with military precision. |
| ossify | Cause to become hard and bony. These tracheal cartilages may ossify. |
| reinforce | Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material. Let s reinforce good behavior. |
| reinforcement | Information that makes more forcible or convincing. He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook. |
| rise | Rise to one s feet. They cheered the rise of the hot air balloon. |
| strength | The capacity of an object or substance to withstand great force or pressure. It was destroyed by the strength of the gale. |
| strengthen | Make or become stronger. He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth. |
| strong | Relating to or denoting the strongest of the known kinds of force between particles which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10 cm so binding protons in a nucleus despite the repulsion due to their charge and which conserves strangeness parity and isospin. Driving on these motorways requires strong nerves. |
| stronghold | A strongly fortified defensive structure. Their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack. |
| toughen | Make or become stronger or more resilient. Proposals to toughen up sentencing policy. |
| widening | An increase in width. |
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