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Pronunciation:
[ fˈɔːtɪfˌa͡ɪ], [ fˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ], [ f_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_f_ˌaɪ]
Related words: fortify health, fortify security, fortify risk management, fortify compliance, fortify training
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Similar words for fortify:
- build up (noun)
- fort (noun)
- fortify (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- arm (verb)
- barricade (verb)
- brace (verb)
- build up (verb)
- change (verb)
- confirm (verb)
- consolidate (verb)
- contribute (verb)
- embattle (verb)
- encourage (verb)
- encourage, reassure (verb)
- energize (verb)
- enforce (verb)
- entrench (verb)
- fence (verb)
- gird (verb)
- harden (verb)
- indurate (verb)
- inspirit (verb)
- invigorate (verb)
- lace (verb)
- make strong and secure; add to (verb)
- prepare (verb)
- ready (verb)
- reinforce (verb)
- steel (verb)
- strengthen (verb)
- support (verb)
- other synonyms
- build up
- defend
- energize
- entrench
- harden
- indurate
- inspirit
- invigorate
- other relevant words
- prepare
- strengthen
- support
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Fortify:
n.
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- safeguard,
- shelter,
- protect,
- keep (a) watch,
- save,
- watch over,
- shield,
- defend.
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- blend,
- sustain,
- butchery,
- cheer,
- bone,
- embolden,
- beat,
- butter,
- carve,
- blanch,
- butcher,
- chill,
- hearten,
- bake.
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- excite,
- uplift,
- bring a smile to your face/lips,
- make someone's day,
- ready,
- gladden,
- prepared,
- please,
- brighten (up) someone's day/life,
- lift,
- do someone's heart good.
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- strong.
- fort.
v.
• arm (verb)- furnish,
- supply,
- prime,
- accouter,
- appoint,
- deck,
- pack,
- array,
- tote,
- load,
- provide,
- issue,
- rig,
- outfit,
- gear,
- mobilize.
- expand,
- publicize,
- develop,
- add to,
- heighten,
- hype,
- spotlight,
- improve,
- enhance,
- increase,
- puff,
- extend,
- promote.
- compound,
- cement,
- condense,
- amalgamate,
- amass,
- concatenate,
- harden,
- fuse,
- pool,
- concentrate,
- mix,
- connect,
- mass,
- hitch,
- incorporate,
- meld,
- league,
- solidify,
- compact,
- band,
- unify,
- centralize,
- stabilize,
- federate,
- set,
- conjoin,
- join.
- be friend,
- in spired,
- patted the back,
- re assure,
- pulls for,
- patting the back,
- gives leg up,
- re-vitalizing,
- in-cite,
- smiled up on,
- patting back,
- re storing,
- be-friends,
- in-spires,
- re-freshes,
- pre-vailed,
- getting behind,
- give leg up,
- smiles up on,
- gives shot in arm,
- patted back,
- re vivify,
- in spires,
- pats on back,
- patted on the back,
- props up,
- re vivified,
- in-cited,
- re vitalizing,
- patting on back,
- re-stored,
- in spiring,
- re-vivified,
- re-fresh,
- enheartens,
- in-spiring,
- give shot arm,
- re-vitalizes,
- patting on the back,
- pats back,
- re-assuring,
- be friending,
- pre vailing,
- smiling up on,
- pulled for,
- gotten behind,
- re-vivify,
- re vivifying,
- sides with,
- re-assure,
- re-vitalized,
- be friended,
- pre vailed,
- enheartened,
- gave shot in arm,
- Re-store,
- re assures,
- pre-vails,
- pats on the back,
- be-friended,
- ex-cited,
- ex cite,
- in vite,
- giving shot in arm,
- re vitalizes,
- subscribes to,
- be-friend,
- re-assured,
- re assured,
- re-stores,
- re vitalized,
- gave leg up,
- in cites,
- re stored,
- re-vitalize,
- gave shot arm,
- pat back,
- pat the back,
- pre vails,
- re vivifies,
- smile up on,
- roots for,
- rooted for,
- giving shot arm,
- gives a leg up,
- psyching up,
- got behind,
- re-storing,
- be-friending,
- smiled upon,
- smiling upon,
- giving leg up,
- gives shot arm,
- ex-cites,
- ex cited,
- giving a leg up,
- patted on back,
- re freshes,
- gat behind,
- pre-vail,
- in cite,
- in-spire,
- smiles upon,
- in-spired,
- re-assures,
- ex citing,
- in spire,
- re store,
- re-vivifying,
- ex-cite,
- siding with,
- ex cites,
- re stores,
- re vitalize,
- pre vail,
- enheartening,
- sided with,
- pulling for,
- gave a leg up,
- pats the back,
- subscribing to,
- psychs up,
- re fresh,
- re-vivifies.
- activizes,
- juices up,
- activized,
- livened up,
- jazzing up,
- activizing,
- putting zip in to,
- livens up,
- put zip in to,
- juicing up,
- innervating,
- puts zip into,
- in nervate,
- actifying,
- actifies,
- innervated,
- pumps up,
- putting zip into,
- switches on,
- jazzes up,
- actified,
- puts zip in to,
- starting up,
- in-nervate,
- livening up,
- jazzed up,
- starts up,
- innervates.
- putting screws to,
- insists on,
- dis charged,
- cracks down,
- dis-charges,
- dis-charging,
- cracked down,
- dis-charge,
- force up on,
- put in to effect,
- insisted on,
- ex-act,
- re-quire,
- re quiring,
- ex acts,
- ex-acted,
- dis-charged,
- ex-torts,
- cracking down,
- putting into effect,
- re-quired,
- strongarm,
- puts into effect,
- putting in to effect,
- ex-tort,
- leaned on,
- dis charges,
- ex tort,
- re quire,
- forced up on,
- puts in to effect,
- dis charge,
- re-quiring,
- dis charging,
- leant on,
- forces upon,
- re quired,
- re-quires,
- ex torts,
- ex-acting,
- forces up on,
- leans on,
- puts screws to,
- ex acting,
- ex act,
- forcing upon,
- re quires,
- forcing up on.
- de-fines,
- in-graining,
- in-grained,
- in fixes,
- in grains,
- in stall,
- de-fining,
- in stalling,
- in-fixed,
- in-grains,
- in-fixing,
- in-stalling,
- de-fined,
- in grain,
- in-grain,
- in-stalls,
- in-stalled,
- de-fine,
- in fixed,
- in stalls,
- de fining,
- in-stall,
- in stalled,
- in-fix,
- in graining,
- de fined,
- in fixing,
- in-fixes,
- in fix,
- de fine,
- de fines.
- re strict,
- sur-rounding,
- Mured,
- co oped,
- muring,
- sur rounding,
- sur-rounded,
- co-oping,
- sur rounded,
- re-strict,
- co-oped,
- co oping.
- inter weave,
- inter laces,
- inter-wove,
- inter woven,
- inter-lace,
- inter-weaving,
- inter lacing,
- inter weaves,
- inter-weave,
- inter lace,
- inter weaving,
- inter-laces,
- inter-lacing,
- inter wove,
- inter weaved,
- inter-weaves,
- inter-laced,
- inter laced,
- inter-weaved.
- pre-pared,
- co-oking,
- pre-pare,
- co oked,
- laid the groundwork,
- co aching,
- co-oked,
- pre paring,
- smooths way,
- pre-pares,
- co ached,
- pro duces,
- pre pared,
- putting order,
- laid groundwork,
- co-ached,
- dis-posed,
- laying groundwork,
- dis pose,
- co-aching,
- lays groundwork,
- puts order,
- end-owed,
- smooths the way,
- lays the groundwork,
- put order,
- laying the groundwork,
- smoothing way,
- end owing,
- lay groundwork,
- pre pares,
- dis posed,
- dis posing,
- fits out,
- end-owing,
- made provision,
- co oking,
- smoothed way,
- end owed,
- pro duce,
- dis-pose,
- pre pare,
- making provision,
- smoothed the way,
- pre-paring,
- smooth way,
- makes provision,
- dis-posing,
- pro-duces,
- smoothing the way.
- got set,
- gotten set,
- paving way,
- gat set,
- re-adies,
- wising up,
- gears up,
- keeping posted,
- pave way,
- letted in on,
- paves the way,
- letting in on,
- paving the way,
- gotten ready,
- gets set,
- paved way,
- gat ready,
- gets ready,
- puts on to,
- keeps posted,
- re adies,
- gearing up,
- putting to,
- wises up,
- paved the way,
- getting set,
- puts to,
- putting on to,
- paves way,
- lets in on.
- lends a hand,
- punched up,
- lending hand,
- punching up,
- multi-plying,
- lends hand,
- under lined,
- souping up,
- standing up for,
- punches up,
- adds fuel fire,
- under line,
- lent a hand,
- lending a hand,
- lend hand,
- adds fuel to fire,
- soups up,
- under lines,
- under-lined,
- multi-plied,
- heating up,
- stands up for,
- under lining,
- lent hand,
- shores up,
- under-lines,
- under-line,
- multi plying.
- make one mind,
- make up ones mind,
- made mind,
- made up ones mind,
- make ones mind,
- makes one's mind,
- making up ones mind,
- makes ones mind,
- makes up mind,
- making up mind,
- made ones mind,
- make mind,
- makes up ones mind,
- made one's mind,
- made one mind,
- making up one mind,
- makes mind,
- making mind,
- makes one mind,
- make one's mind,
- making one's mind,
- made up one's mind,
- make up one mind,
- makes up one's mind,
- made up one mind,
- making ones mind,
- made up mind,
- making one mind,
- makes up one mind.
- earn ones keep,
- angeled,
- are a source strength,
- paid expenses of,
- wast source of strength,
- puts money for,
- art source strength,
- being source strength,
- earns one's keep,
- earned one keep,
- earn keep,
- attending to,
- makes a living,
- putting money for,
- was a source of strength,
- is a source strength,
- earns ones keep,
- paying expenses of,
- is a source of strength,
- payed for,
- be source of strength,
- picked up the check,
- made living,
- were a source of strength,
- was a source strength,
- picked the check,
- under-written,
- wert source strength,
- wert a source strength,
- keeps eye on,
- is source strength,
- keep eye on,
- am a source of strength,
- under wrote,
- picked check,
- under-writes,
- earned ones keep,
- earns keep,
- were a source strength,
- under write,
- payed expenses of,
- paying for,
- picks check,
- wast a source strength,
- picking up check,
- am source strength,
- keeps an eye on,
- be source strength,
- picks up check,
- be a source strength,
- art a source strength,
- being source of strength,
- art a source of strength,
- angeling,
- was source strength,
- was source of strength,
- wast a source of strength,
- earning ones keep,
- picking up the check,
- am source of strength,
- earning one's keep,
- earns one keep,
- being a source of strength,
- picks the check,
- makes living,
- putting up money for,
- under-wrote,
- earn one keep,
- picked up check,
- wert a source of strength,
- are source of strength,
- under-writing,
- pays for,
- pick check,
- art source of strength,
- under writing,
- are source strength,
- am a source strength,
- being a source strength,
- were source strength,
- made a living,
- picks up the check,
- earned one's keep,
- earning one keep,
- pays expenses of,
- making living,
- earning keep,
- put money for,
- under writes,
- are a source of strength,
- keeping eye on,
- attends to,
- kept eye on,
- make living,
- puts up money for,
- wert source of strength,
- pick up check,
- were source of strength,
- under-write,
- earned keep,
- under written,
- pick the check,
- is source of strength,
- picking the check,
- keeping an eye on,
- picking check,
- wast source strength.
Other synonyms:
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- forearm,
- steel oneself.
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- dig in.
- Bulwarking,
- retain,
- Housed,
- care for,
- look after,
- Garrisoned,
- watched over,
- guard against,
- looking after,
- Garrisoning,
- looked after,
- Wars,
- fending off,
- fight for,
- beat off,
- hold at bay,
- cares for,
- provide sanctuary,
- Bulwarked,
- panoplied,
- watching over,
- ward off,
- repel danger,
- keep safe,
- looks after,
- Warred,
- cared for.
- trigger,
- goose,
- liven up,
- pumping up,
- pumped up,
- jazz up,
- switched on,
- pump up,
- gooses,
- juice up,
- activize,
- start up,
- innervate,
- triggering,
- actify,
- put zip into,
- triggers,
- goosing,
- juiced up,
- started up,
- switching on,
- vitalize,
- work up,
- goosed,
- switch on.
- Calcifying,
- toughen,
- Starching,
- firmed,
- vitrify,
- Calcified,
- fossilizes,
- indurate,
- Caking,
- Caked,
- callousing,
- curdling,
- fossilize,
- fossilized,
- Starched,
- vitrified,
- Fossilizing,
- curdled,
- firming,
- callouses,
- calcify,
- densify,
- calloused.
- prep,
- give shot in arm,
- lean on,
- Girdled,
- filled up,
- make ready,
- filling up,
- guarding,
- wise up,
- rounding,
- hem in,
- do one's bit,
- team up with,
- Dragooning,
- necessitate,
- Threading,
- fortify,
- Enhearten,
- force upon,
- be friends,
- Dragooned,
- energize,
- strengthen,
- stood up for,
- Railed,
- making up one's mind,
- get in the act,
- lug iron,
- nerve,
- load up,
- heel,
- shore up,
- steadying,
- equalize,
- strong arm,
- tie up with,
- sitting on,
- lend a hand,
- contribute,
- be conducive,
- hook up with,
- rod up,
- revitalize,
- put to,
- readies,
- clear decks,
- slap on,
- be instrumental,
- blockaded,
- propped up,
- pave the way,
- heated up,
- Exerted,
- insist on,
- Mures,
- heats up,
- root for,
- make up one's mind,
- confirm,
- tied in,
- Succored,
- prepping,
- side with,
- fencing,
- heel up,
- prop up,
- rail,
- tag on,
- Massing,
- pat on the back,
- rooting for,
- densen,
- steady,
- throw in together,
- plat,
- dragoon,
- fill up,
- shut in,
- made ready,
- geared up,
- PLATS,
- Embattle,
- Cinctured,
- put in two cents,
- supplement,
- steadied,
- crack down,
- consolidate,
- grit teeth,
- kept posted,
- arm,
- get ready,
- making ready,
- encourage,
- fence,
- under-lining,
- Platting,
- make up mind,
- let in on,
- put into effect,
- gear up,
- subscribe to,
- dragoons,
- punch up,
- propping up,
- stand up for,
- bunches up,
- reinforce,
- inter-woven,
- fills up,
- throw together,
- sit on,
- made firm,
- prepare,
- environ,
- sit in on,
- loaded up,
- have a hand in,
- keep posted,
- walled,
- Propping,
- barricade,
- tie in,
- give a leg up,
- forced upon,
- Succoring,
- make firm,
- psyched up,
- smile upon,
- prepped,
- get behind,
- hitch on,
- pillaring,
- threaded,
- invigorate,
- extort,
- pack a rod,
- gets behind,
- put on to,
- PREPS,
- put screws to,
- finger in the pie,
- guard,
- shored up,
- tying in,
- lace,
- thicken,
- entrench,
- blockading,
- get set,
- hooks up with,
- Subsidizing,
- Walling,
- shoring up,
- prepare for combat,
- gird,
- soup up,
- heat up,
- thickening,
- build up,
- subscribed to,
- tack on,
- steadies,
- render solid,
- psych up,
- inspirit,
- Mure,
- extorts,
- getting ready,
- pull for,
- team with,
- got ready,
- girt,
- enforce,
- pillared,
- steel,
- slapped on,
- bunch up,
- leaning on,
- plug into,
- souped up,
- Platted.
- fitting out,
- smooth the way,
- fit out,
- warm up,
- put in order,
- puts in order,
- putting in order,
- warming up,
- make provision,
- lay the groundwork,
- warms up,
- warmed up.
- pay for,
- pay expenses of,
- pick up the check,
- paid for,
- be a source of strength,
- earn one's keep,
- kept an eye on,
- attend to,
- put up money for,
- make a living,
- keep an eye on,
- funded,
- making a living,
- supporting,
- attended to.
- corroborate,
- hardly,
- amalgamation,
- fortifying,
- austerely,
- steadfastly,
- ramp up,
- contaminate,
- vitality,
- meticulously,
- reenforce,
- transfix,
- reassure,
- denaturalize,
- kick,
- rigidly,
- equip,
- coercion,
- resuscitate,
- inflexibly,
- refreshen,
- regale,
- circumstantiate,
- brawn,
- fixedly,
- affirm,
- charge,
- constant,
- fiercely,
- tone up,
- entwine,
- securely,
- battle,
- consolidation,
- castellate,
- fort up,
- fortification,
- forward,
- sinew,
- keenly,
- stick up for,
- be supportive,
- medicate,
- parry,
- progress,
- carry,
- enclose,
- girdle,
- ratify,
- begird,
- solidly,
- restrict,
- advocate,
- doctor up,
- revivify,
- brisk,
- hedge,
- tendon,
- formally,
- firmly,
- armor,
- probate,
- grit one's teeth,
- back,
- stiffly,
- rejuvenate,
- debase,
- severely,
- unyieldingly,
- warrant,
- vigor,
- energy,
- champion,
- set up,
- reanimate,
- bite the bullet,
- enlace,
- dope,
- adulterate,
- certify,
- recruit,
- grimly,
- season,
- badly,
- gain strength,
- coarsely,
- insulate,
- strength,
- braced,
- screw up,
- zest,
- wall,
- castle,
- braid,
- intertwine,
- prove,
- strictly,
- document,
- pep,
- doctor,
- Chirk Up,
- nourish,
- spike out,
- back up,
- surround,
- fortified,
- securer,
- potency,
- revive,
- validate,
- man,
- seriously,
- interlace,
- enforcement,
- verify,
- water,
- exhilarate,
- awaken,
- armor plate,
- Refect,
- morosely,
- bound,
- cut,
- push,
- crenellate,
- dilute,
- corrupt,
- energise,
- freshen,
- perk up,
- distressingly,
- muscle,
- encircle,
- rigorously,
- beef,
- sharply,
- undergird,
- restrengthen,
- twine,
- Turreted,
- quicken,
- force,
- mine,
- water down,
- PSYCH,
- confine,
- exigently,
- stimulate,
- sternly,
- coop,
- imp,
- attest,
- cruelly,
- gravely,
- stanchion,
- inure,
- underpin,
- bastardize,
- reinforcement,
- recreate,
- correctly,
- brace up,
- tightly,
- empale,
- fend off,
- approximately,
- denature,
- inspire,
- zip,
- soberly,
- drug,
- authenticate,
- substantiate,
- freshen up,
- palisade,
- tone,
- bear out,
- circumscribe,
- vitaminize,
- fresh up,
- pollute,
- poise,
- cultivate,
- second,
- fast,
- lace up,
- acutely,
- exactly,
- reinvigorate,
- animate,
- rampart,
- impale,
- extremely,
- violently,
- plait,
- activate,
- harshly,
- tamper with,
- bear up,
- buoy,
- bank,
- stay,
- roughly,
- drive,
- brisken.
How to use "Fortify" in context?
Military strategists have long known that fortifying an area can make it more difficult for an enemy to gain control. Fortifying an area can also protect people and valuable assets from attack. Here are some tips for fortifying your home:
1. Secure your outdoor edges.
2. Secure your windows and doors.
3. Make sure all floors and walls have some form of protection.
4. Make a safe area for stockpiles of food and water.
5. Secure important electrical and utility systems.
Paraphrases for Fortify:
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Verb, base form
reinforce, strengthen, strengthened, tighten, reinforcing, Re-enforce.
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