"fortify" in the verb sense
1. strengthen, beef up, fortify
make strong or stronger
"This exercise will strengthen your upper body"
"strengthen the relations between the two countries"
2. fortify, fort
enclose by or as if by a fortification
3. 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 Iraqi border"
4. fortify
add nutrients to
"fortified milk"
5. spike, lace, fortify
add alcohol to (beverages
"the punch is spiked!"
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