All garrisoned synonyms
garΒ·riΒ·son
G g verb garrisoned
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- assign β If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
- install β to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
- preserve β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- contend β If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- resist β to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- retain β to keep possession of.
- safeguard β something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- shield β a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- consolidate β If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
- protect β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- buttress β Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- step up β effecting an increase.
- reinforce β to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- shore up β a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
- capture β If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- conquer β If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
- invade β to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
- overrun β to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province.
- post β power-on self-test
- appoint β If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
- plant β any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- park β Mungo [muhng-goh] /ΛmΚΕ goΚ/ (Show IPA), 1771β1806? Scottish explorer in Africa.
- commission β If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
- allot β If something is allotted to someone, it is given to them as their share.
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- put β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
adj garrisoned
- guarded β cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- protected β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- walled β of or relating to a wall: wall space.
- strengthened β to make stronger; give strength to.
- secured β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- barricaded β a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
- armored β covered with armor or armor plate
- armed β Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.