fortify

Verb
  1. Make strong or stronger (synset 200221295)
    "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
    causes: strengthen - gain strength
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    same as: beef up, strengthen
  2. Enclose by or as if by a fortification (synset 201609126)
    is a type of: close in, enclose, inclose, shut in - surround completely
    subtypes:
    • trench - fortify by surrounding with trenches
    • embattle - fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
    same as: fort
  3. Prepare oneself for a military confrontation (synset 201089608)
    "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
    subtypes:
    same as: arm, build up, gird
  4. Add nutrients to (synset 200222754)
    "fortified milk"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
  5. Add alcohol to (beverages) (synset 200222561)
    "the punch is spiked!"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    same as: lace, spike

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