refortifying

Rebuilding defensive walls

Refortifying is fortifying again—restoring strength, defenses, or resolve after depletion or damage.

A military commander refortifies a position after an attack.

Someone refortifies their determination after a setback.

After the breach, engineers spent weeks refortifying the castle walls.

She refortified herself with coffee before the afternoon meetings.

structural

foundations

Structural bases below ground

bracing · shoring · stabilizing · underpinning · framework · scaffolding · columns · girders · masonry · concrete

psychological

resolve

Firmness of purpose

morale · confidence · willpower · resilience · strength · conviction · motivation · bolstering · reassuring · empowering

military

defenses

Means of protection

battlements · stronghold · garrison · barricades · citadel · bastions · bunkers · perimeter · watchtowers · trenches

nutritional

enriching

Adding worth or nutrients

nutrients · iron · calcium · nourishing · additives · enrichment · dietary · zinc · folic acid · protein

Opposites
strengthening vs. weakening

refortifyingweakening

Becoming less strong

dismantling · undermining · demolishing · destroying · breaching

restoration vs. initial construction

refortifyingfortifying

Making stronger or sturdier

building · constructing · establishing · founding · creating

defense vs. exposure

refortifyingexposing

Making something known

opening · laying bare · abandoning · surrendering · disarming

Family

effort, fort, reinforce, fortify, fortitude, fortified, forte, reinforced, reinforcement

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