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- pronunciation:
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faI
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- Word Combinations (verb)
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verb |
| inflections: |
fortifies, fortifying, fortified |
| definition: |
to give more strength, resistance, or energy to; reinforce.
The carpenter fortified the walls of the old barn.The warm drink fortified me.- synonyms:
- brace, enrich, harden, reinforce, strengthen
- similar words:
- amplify, arm, augment, build up, buttress, revive, steel, sustain
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| related words: |
build, defend, enrich |
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| derivations: |
fortifiable (adj.), fortifyingly (adv.), fortifier (n.) |
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