Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Verb
S: (v) strengthen, beef up, fortify (make strong or stronger) "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
S: (v) fortify, fort (enclose by or as if by a fortification)
S: (v) arm, build up, fortify, gird (prepare oneself for a military confrontation) "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"