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fortify: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"; enclose by or as if by a fortification

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bastardize collapse: declare a child to be illegitimate; change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms

corroborate collapse: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

castellate collapse

embattle collapse

probate collapse: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

circumstantiate collapse: give circumstantial evidence for

toughen collapse: make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

crenellate collapse

buck up collapse

add to collapse: have an increased effect; "This adds to my worries"

bear out collapse

vivify collapse: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"

dig in collapse

nourish collapse: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

beef up collapse

stiffen collapse: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"; become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"; restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

contaminate collapse: make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

vitalize collapse: make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"; give life to; "The eggs are vitalized"

dilute collapse: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

tamper with collapse

adulterate collapse: mixed with impurities; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

brace up collapse

authenticate collapse: establish the authenticity of something

shore up collapse

verify collapse: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"; attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

augment collapse: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"; grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

harden collapse: become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"; make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"

gird collapse: bind with something round or circular

substantiate collapse: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

undergird collapse: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"; lend moral support to

energize collapse

invigorate collapse: impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"

regale collapse: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

denature collapse: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes; modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished; add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

bolster collapse: a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows; support and strengthen; "bolster morale"; prop up with a pillow or bolster

palisade collapse: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

exhilarate collapse: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

enliven collapse: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

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