brace vs fortify

fortify vs brace

brace is a noun but fortify is not a noun.

brace and fortify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No
fortify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fortify is a hypernym of brace; that is, fortify is a word with a broader meaning than brace:

brace: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
fortify: make strong or stronger

Other hypernyms of brace include beef up, strengthen.

brace (noun)	fortify (noun)
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
elastic straps that hold trousers up
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
two items of the same kind

brace (verb)	fortify (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	add alcohol to (beverages)
support by bracing	make strong or stronger
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace	add nutrients to
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult	prepare oneself for a military confrontation
	enclose by or as if by a fortification

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