- strengthen, beef up, fortify - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun fortification2, noun fortification3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- fortify, fort - enclose by or as if by a fortification
--2 is one way to enclose, inclose, shut in
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fortification1, noun fort1, noun fort2
Somebody ----s something
- arm, build up, fortify, gird - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fortification2, noun fort1
Somebody ----s
- fortify - add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
--4 is one way to add
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun fortification3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- spike, lace, fortify - add alcohol beverages
--5 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun fortification3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something