Synonyms for fortify
ˈfɔr təˌfaɪfor·ti·fy

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1. fortify

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

   Antonyms:
   weaken, invalidate, dismantle

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "fortify":

   strengthen

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1. Eric Liu:

   My emphasis is on trying to fortify people so they don't need a savior leader to come and put in all their hopes in, i'm always quoting the great organizer Ella Baker, who said,' Strong people don't need strong leaders.'.

2. Von Stetten:

   We need to stop the wave of refugees. Examining whether to fortify the borders should not be taboo.

3. Albert White Hat Sr.:

   We have to have that education. We have to have it. We have to master the western culture. We have to master the English language. It's the only way we can strengthen and fortify our own way of life. We have to know who we are working with and how to work with them.

4. 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.

5. 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 ','.