All fortify synonyms

verb fortify

• consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
• protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
• secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
• buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
• strengthen — to make stronger; give strength to.
• step up — effecting an increase.
• reinforce — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
• build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
• brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
• shore up — a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
• restore — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
• invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
• steel — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
• prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
• bulwark — A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
• support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
• prop — to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
• gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
• ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
• garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
• stiffen — to make stiff.
• confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
• renew — to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume.
• refresh — to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
• cheer — When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
• arouse — If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
• sustain — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
• hearten — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
• rally — to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.
• rouse — to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
• stir — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
• toughen — reinforce, strengthen
• harden — to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
• entrench — Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
• embattle — Set (an army) in battle array.
• defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
• wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
• safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
• revive — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
• reinvigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
• exhilarate — Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
• pep up — lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
• encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
• reassure — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
• embolden — Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
• energise — Alternative form of energize.
• energize — Give vitality and enthusiasm to.
• enliven — Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
• boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
• bolster — If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.