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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beef up, strengthen |
| Type of | change, alter, modify |
| Has types | vitalize, batten, batten down, brace, brace up, buttress, confirm, reenforce, reinforce, restrengthen, ruggedise, ruggedize, secure, stabilise, stabilize, steady, substantiate, undergird, vitalise |
| Derivation | fortification |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | add |
| Derivation | fortification |
Examples of fortify
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What if, for instance, we could one day not only guard bridges but fortify them?
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It's a Niman Ranch beef patty with a little lamb mixed in to fortify the flavor.
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A few more sips of the Lillet to fortify me for the job, and my mind was racing.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Baggies failed to fortify their defences and were hit twice in four minutes.
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The bill would provide $6.5 billion in additional funding to fortify the border.
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Further defensive actions to fortify the border area would seem to be in order.
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Dwarfs are taught at a very young age when to fortify a tunnel to avoid cave-ins.
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What had the Germans done to fortify the coast of France prior to the invasion?
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We should also make it mandatory to fortify vitamins and minerals in food stuffs.
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- Strengthen: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
- Enclose by or as if by a fortification
- Arm: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
- Add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
- Spike: add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"
- (fortification) defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
- Fortify Software is a San Mateo, California-based software vendor. The company was founded in 2003 and provides products that identify and remove security vulnerabilities from software applications. , PCWorld.com, April 5, 2004 , Internetnews. ...
- (Fortified) Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. ...
- Fortified wine is a wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, is added. Many different styles of fortified wine have been developed, including Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine, and the aromatized wine Vermouth.
