fortify
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make strong or stronger
This exercise will strengthen your upper body
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- weaken antonym
- strengthen causes
- fortification derivation
- strengthening derivation
- strengthener derivation
- fortification derivation
Sense 2 verb
enclose by or as if by a fortification
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- fortification derivation
- fortress derivation
- fort derivation
Sense 3 verb
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
add nutrients to
fortified milk
Types & categories
- add hypernym
Related & opposite
- fortification derivation
- cooking domain topic
Sense 5 verb
add alcohol to (beverages)
the punch is spiked!
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- fortification derivation
- lacing derivation
- cooking domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | weaken |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | strengthen |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | strengthening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | strengthener |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruggedize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | substantiate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | restrengthen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brace up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confirm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinforce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | buttress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stabilise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | batten |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | batten |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortress |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fort |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclose |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | trench |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | embattle |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | disarm |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | arming |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fort |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | weapon |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | armour |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | re-arm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | forearm |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | add |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | lacing |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |