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fortify

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fortify

1 to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

Kelly fortified herself for the basketball tournament with a series of confidence-boosting exercises

Synonyms of fortify

brace, forearm, nerve, poise, psych (up), ready, steel, strengthen

Words Related to fortify

arm

harden, inure, season, toughen

bolster, boost, buoy (up), buttress, enforce, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support, sustain

cheer (up), comfort, embolden, encourage, hearten, inspire

rally, rouse, stir

Near Antonyms of fortify

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, psych (out), shake, unnerve

debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, undercut, undermine, weaken

2 to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force

he downed another granola bar to fortify himself for the rest of the bike ride

Synonyms of fortify

beef (up), harden, strengthen, toughen

Words Related to fortify

anneal, temper

firm (up), tone (up)

energize, invigorate, vitalize

restrengthen

Near Antonyms of fortify

cripple, incapacitate, paralyze

damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure

break down, wear out

sap, undercut, undermine

Antonyms of fortify

debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, weaken

3 to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure

bought lots of warm clothing to fortify ourselves against the cold

Synonyms of fortify

harden, indurate, inure, season, steel, strengthen, toughen

Words Related to fortify

acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust

anneal, temper

invigorate, vitalize

immunize

bolster, boost, brace, buttress, enforce, forearm, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support

break in, limber (up), train

accustom, condition, habituate, naturalize

Near Antonyms of fortify

emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, sap, weaken

cripple, debilitate, hamstring, incapacitate

sensitize

Antonyms of fortify

soften

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