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fortifies

Divide fortifies into syllables:

for · ti · fies

How to pronounce fortifies:

Synonyms for fortifies:

arms
augment
bolsters
brace
braces
buttress
defend
embattle
enforces
forearms
garrison
make stronger
nerves
poises
protect
readies
reinforce
reinforces
secure
shore up
steels
strengthen
strengthens
support

Antonyms for fortifies:

attenuates
blunts
confines to a wheelchair
confines to bed
cripples
debilitates
decreases
depletes
devitalizes
diminishes
disables
discourages
dissuades
does in
drains
emasculates
enervates
enfeebles
etiolates
exhausts
exposes
fatigues
handicaps
harms
hurts
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