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to fortify oneself

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  • fortify — fortifiable, adj. fortifier, n. fortifyingly, adv. /fawr teuh fuy /, v., fortified, fortifying. v.t. 1. to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works. 2. to furnish with a means of resisting force or… …   Universalium

  • fortify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. strengthen, buttress, barricade; uphold, sustain. See power, defense, strength. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strengthen against attack] Syn. barricade, entrench, buttress; see defend 1 . 2. [To… …   English dictionary for students

  • steel oneself — the coach gives us tips on how to steel ourselves before a game Syn: brace oneself, nerve oneself, summon (up) one s courage, screw up one s courage, gear oneself up, prepare oneself, get in the right frame of mind; fortify oneself, harden… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • steel oneself — BRACE ONESELF, nerve oneself, summon (up) one s courage, screw up one s courage, gear oneself up, prepare oneself, get in the right frame of mind; fortify oneself, harden oneself; informal psych oneself up; poetic/literary gird (up) one s loins.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nerve oneself — BRACE ONESELF, steel oneself, summon one s courage, gear oneself up, prepare oneself; fortify oneself; informal psych oneself up; poetic/literary gird one s loins. → nerve …   Useful english dictionary

  • steel oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. brace oneself, fortify, screw up one s courage; see prepare 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • gird — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bind, strap, secure; encircle, surround; equip, support, fortify. See circumscription, preparation, strength. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To encircle] Syn. girdle, secure, bind; see fasten 1 , surround 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • strengthen — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. intensify, add, invigorate, fortify, encourage, confirm, increase, multiply, empower, arm, energize, harden, reactivate, steel, reinforce, brace, buttress, stimulate, sustain, nerve, animate, reanimate, restore, reman,… …   English dictionary for students

  • steel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plate, armor, coat; temper, anneal, case harden; harden, inure, strengthen, toughen; brace, gird, fortify. See hardness, strength. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hard metal] Syn. iron alloy, iron,… …   English dictionary for students

  • hedge — n 1. hedgerow, row of boxwood or hawthorn, row of shrubs or bushes, weir, Chiefly Brit. quickset; fence, skirt, hem, rim, wall; border, circumference, circuit, compass, perimeter; boundary, bound, limit, confine, confines, edge, edging, fringe,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • build up — verb 1. enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages (Freq. 7) build up your savings • Derivationally related forms: ↑buildup • Hypernyms: ↑increase • Verb Frames: Somebody s some …   Useful english dictionary

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