1
as in to brace
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
Kelly fortified herself for the basketball tournament with a series of confidence-boosting exercises
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as in to strengthen
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
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as in to harden
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
bought lots of warm clothing to fortify ourselves against the cold
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Recent Examples of fortify
This CeraVe moisturizer is fortified with SPF 30 to protect against the sun’s rays, all while hydrating your skin and repairing its barrier.
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Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Yet, when Ruben positions himself as Niall’s protector at school and, in turn, Niall risks everything to help Ruben, the pair form an intense alliance fortified by secrets, obligation and obsession.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
The front office fortified the defense in free agency.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Yet, when Ruben positions himself as Niall’s protector at school and, in turn, Niall risks everything to help Ruben, the pair form an intense alliance fortified by secrets, obligation and obsession.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
The front office fortified the defense in free agency.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortify
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Songs here that start off surprisingly bracing resolve into big, sleek choruses, the work of firm believers in the power of heroic, high-protein mainstream alt-rock as a salve against encroaching darkness.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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Riyadh doesn’t feel like a city bracing for crisis.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 An honest shift today strengthens what truly matters.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Scorpio October 23 – November 21 An honest shift today strengthens what truly matters.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Think modern, not luxurious Voyager Technologies in Colorado is readying a space hotel for 2029.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
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Now in his seventies, readying for the latest in a series of career-spanning retrospectives, Agüero is reluctant to weigh in on the fate of documentary cinema in these fraught times.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Fortify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortify. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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