Synonyms & related words for fortify

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fortify — including strengthen, restrengthen, reinforce, embattle, gird, entrench. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to fortify

Explore words related to fortify — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include refortify, fort, fortification, roborant, bastioned, bolstering, defilade, sinewed. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fortify

Common synonyms for fortify include strengthen, restrengthen, reinforce, embattle, gird, entrench, undergird, bulwark — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fortify come from?

The word fortify breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: fort-, from Latin fortis (“strong”); and -fy, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.