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fortifying

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈfɔːr.t̬ə-/
    • /ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈfɔːr.t̬ə-/

Definition of fortifying word

  • noun fortifying Present participle of fortify. 1

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Parts of speech for Fortifying

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fortifying popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for fortifying

adjective fortifying

  • bracing — If you describe something, especially a place, climate, or activity as bracing, you mean that it makes you feel fresh and full of energy.
  • exhilarate — Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
  • hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
  • over-promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
  • stimulative — serving to stimulate.

Antonyms for fortifying

adjective fortifying

  • corrosive — A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction.
  • erosive — Of or pertaining to erosion.

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