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Synonyms for fortify
ˈfɔr təˌfaɪfor·ti·fy

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fortify

    Synonyms:
    strengthen, confirm, corroborate, garrison, brace, intrench

    Antonyms:
    weaken, invalidate, dismantle

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. strengthen, beef up, fortifyverb

    make strong or stronger

    "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

    Synonyms:
    tone, tone up, gird, build up, fort, spike, arm, beef up, lace, strengthen

  2. fortify, fortverb

    enclose by or as if by a fortification

    Synonyms:
    fort up, gird, build up, fort, spike, arm, beef up, lace, strengthen

  3. arm, build up, fortify, girdverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    progress, lace, develop, encircle, girdle, build up, fort, build, ramp up, beef up, spike, arm, work up, strengthen, gird

  4. fortifyverb

    add nutrients to

    "fortified milk"

    Synonyms:
    gird, build up, fort, spike, arm, beef up, lace, strengthen

  5. spike, lace, fortifyverb

    add alcohol to (beverages)

    "the punch is spiked!"

    Synonyms:
    interlace, entwine, fort, enlace, impale, arm, strengthen, spike, lace, transfix, build up, braid, lace up, twine, gird, spike out, beef up, plait, intertwine, empale

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  1. fortifyverb

    Synonyms:
    protect by fortifications

  2. fortifyverb

    Synonyms:
    strengthen, confirm, brace, add strength to

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "fortify":

    strengthen

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How to use fortify in a sentence?

  1. Killer Mike:

    I am duty-bound to be here to simply say that it is your duty not to burn your own house down for anger with an enemy, it is your duty to fortify your own house so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization.

  2. Jamie Raskin:

    An important part of the work of the January 6 select committee is to figure out how to deal with this huge security threat of domestic violent extremism, we've already made huge investments in trying to fortify The Capitol and protect ourselves. But fundamentally, we've got to deal with this pervasive threat.

  3. Christopher Paulsen:

    Unless you really need to fortify a balance sheet and get bigger, a lot of M&A activity will wait until there’s more of a discrepancy between haves and have-nots.

  4. Li Ka-shing:

    It is within each and every nation's [ sovereign ] right to address its national security concerns, meanwhile, [ Hong Kong ] has the mission-critical task to fortify Hong Kong citizens' faith and maintain international trust in the constitutional principle of' One Country, Two Systems ','.

  5. Rishi Sunak:

    We have seen all too clearly in the last year how global crises impact us at home, with Russia’s appalling invasion of Ukraine driving up energy and food prices. We will fortify our national defences, from economic security to technology supply chains and intelligence expertise, to ensure we are never again vulnerable to the actions of a hostile power.


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