Fadil and Dania were ready to do anything to fortify their relationship.
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Fortify
//ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ//
Synonyms for "fortify" (148 found)
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102 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὀχυρόω verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Bulgarian
4 entries- подсилвам verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- подсилвам verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
- подсилвам verb (to add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content)
- подсиля verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 加強 /加强 verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- 加強 /加强 verb (to add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content)
- 增強 /增强 verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- 壯膽 /壮胆 verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
Danish
4 entries- befæste verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- berige verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
- forstærke verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- spidse verb (to add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content)
Dutch
1 entries- versterken verb (to add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content)
Esperanto
2 entries- fortigi verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- fortikigi verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Finnish
4 entries- linnoittaa verb (to make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces)
- linnoittaa verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- linnoittaa verb (transitive: to secure and strengthen (a place, etc.) by installing fortifications or other military works)
- linnoittautua verb (intransitive: to install fortifications or other military works; to put up a defensive position)
French
3 entries- fortifier verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- renforcer verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- supplémenter verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
German
4 entries- anreichern verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
- befestigen verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- stärken verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- verstärken verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Ido
2 entries- fortifikar verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- fortigar verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Irish
2 entries- daingnigh verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- neartaigh verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
Italian
1 entries- arricchire verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
Korean
1 entries- 강하게 하다 verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Latin
4 entries- corrōborō verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- firmo verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- fortificō verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- munio verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Macedonian
4 entries- до́даде verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
- за́крепи verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- за́сили verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- за́цврсти verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Middle English
1 entries- garnysshen verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Māori
1 entries- whakapūioio verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- befeste verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Polish
1 entries- umocnić verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Portuguese
4 entries- fortalecer verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- fortalecer verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
- fortalecer verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- fortificar verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Quechua
1 entries- pukaray verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Romanian
4 entries- alcooliza verb (to add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content)
- fortifica verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- fortifica verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- îmbogăți verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
Russian
4 entries- подде́рживать verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- поддержа́ть verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- подкрепи́ть verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
- подкрепля́ть verb (to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen)
Spanish
2 entries- enriquecer verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
- fortalecer verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
Swedish
3 entries- befästa verb (to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position)
- berika verb (to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients)
- spetsa verb (to add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content)
Sample sentences
44 total sentences available.
We must fortify the settlement before someone tries to attack it.
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Officials are using their wealth of masks to fortify relations with specific countries that are receiving Vietnamese masks, analysts believe.
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We will fortify the gates with iron bars.
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