Unscramble fortify

Definition of fortify

verb:

• make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body", "strengthen the relations between the two countries". Synonyms: beef up, strengthen. Antonyms: weaken.
• enclose by or as if by a fortification. Synonyms: fort.
• 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: arm, build up, gird. Antonyms: disarm.
• add nutrients to; "fortified milk".
• add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!". Synonyms: lace, spike.

Related words

batten, brace, buttress, confirm, embattle, forearm, rearm, reenforce, reinforce, restrengthen, ruggedise, ruggedize, secure, stabilise, stabilize, steady, substantiate, trench, undergird, vitalise, vitalize.

Words nearby

mortify.

Rhymes with

acidify, alibi, alkali, amplify, anti, beatify, beautify, botfly, buckeye, butterfly, calcify, certify, chennai, clarify, classify, codify, crucify, decertify, declassify, deify.