Defend and Fortify

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Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Fortify is a synonym for defend in protect topic. In some cases you can use "Fortify" instead a verb "Defend", when it comes to topics like activity.

Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Fortify

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

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Defend is a synonym for fortify in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Fortify", if it concerns topics such as action, protect.

Nearby Words: fortified, fortification, fortifying

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life	defend life	fortify life
people	defend people	fortify people
position	defend position	fortify position
point	defend point	fortify point
Other words: area, place, base, village, wall, house, location, home, territory, castle, city, points.

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Kansas City Shuffle: When the NIMH agents come to bulldoze the rosebush on the Fitzgibbon farm, the rats don't defend, fortify or fight for their nest.

Source: Literature / Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
To the east of the Italians the Romanian Third Army will also be defending along the Don, and to the east of them the German Sixth Infantry Army will fortify the gap between the Don and Volga rivers and the Fourth Romanian Army will defend Army Group B's eastern flank along the Volga river.

Source: World War II / War In Europe And Africa

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