Decrease and Fortify

Opposite meaning words

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Fortify is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Fortify verb - To prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally.

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Decrease is an antonym for fortify in topics: encourage, add to.

attack	decrease attack	fortify attack
points	decrease points	fortify points

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