firmo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fortify verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
- harden verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
- strengthen verb To make something stronger, more solid, or more effective.
Senses
firmo is used for these senses in English:
- fortify To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.
- harden (transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder.
- harden (ambitransitive) To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
- harden (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis; to (cause to) undergo fortition.
- strengthen (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
fortify — full definition
- verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
- verb To make someone or something mentally or physically stronger.
- verb To add vitamins, minerals, or alcohol to something to increase its strength or nutritional value.
harden — full definition
- verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
- verb To become or make someone more resistant, tough, or emotionally unaffected.