reinforce β to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
shore up β 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.
prepare β to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
prop β 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.
ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
steel β 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.
support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
charge up β to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
punch up β a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
soup up β a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
capture β If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
conquer β If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
invade β to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
overrun β to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province.
obtain β to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
assign β If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
establish β Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
instal β to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
install β to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
park β Mungo [muhng-goh] /ΛmΚΕ goΚ/ (Show IPA), 1771β1806? Scottish explorer in Africa.
plant β any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
put β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.