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Fortify

🔄 Synonyms of "Fortify"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
strengthenverb	(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
lacenoun	(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
armnoun	(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
girdverb	(transitive, chiefly reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.
beef upverb	(slang, transitive) To strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to.
fortnoun	A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
build upverb	(intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
spikenoun	A sort of very large nail.

↔️ Antonyms of "Fortify"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
weakenverb	(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
disarmverb	(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
demilitarizeverb	(transitive) To remove troops from (an area).
demilitariseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demilitarize. [(transitive) To remove troops from (an area).]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fortify"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fortverb	A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
girdverb	(transitive, chiefly reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.
build upverb	(intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
spikeverb	To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
laceverb	(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.
beef upverb	(slang, transitive) To strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to.
strengthenverb	(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
armverb	(transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
bolsterverb	(transitive, often figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
enhanceverb	To augment or make something greater.
buildverb	(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
replenishverb	(transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.
reinforceverb	(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
enhanced	In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
consolidateverb	(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
strengtheningnoun	The process by which something is strengthened.
reinforcingnoun	Used to reinforce.
firmverb	(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
solidifyverb	(intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
enrichverb	(transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from 14th c.]