to bulwark
- verb
- /ˈbʊlwərk/
:
blindar
- They used the thick walls of the castle to bulwark themselves from invaders.
Examples
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There is just too much fragile self-esteem, bulwarked by brittle pride, at stake.
Blog text (19) -
And I think that we do a lot of this stuff to kind of bulwark ourselves against that constant realization.
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Jabotinsky coined the notion of "the iron wall" to denote his vision of a Jewish state as an armored fortress bulwarked against its neighbors, whom he believed would never accept it as a legitimate political entity.
Academic text (2017) -
The soldiers built a fort to bulwark the area from enemy attacks.
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To bulwark their reputation, the company implemented stricter quality control measures.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To keep someone or something safe from harm
∞
1.3
To protect people and things from attack or harm
352
1.9
To protect someone, for example by guarding them in a game
150
4.4
To make something stronger or prepare yourself for something difficult
146
2.7
To protect someone or something from harm
56
3.3
To protect people or things from harm
45
3.7
To protect someone or something from harm
39
6.2
Make a place or group stronger by building defenses
3
3.8
To protect a person or thing from harm
2
9.9
To stop danger or harm from happening
To put weapons into a strong shelter to protect them from enemy fire
To hide in a strong place to stay safe
To stop something bad from happening
To protect a town by building walls, towers, or a ditch around it
Antonyms
Compounds
How Protective
39
6.2
∞
1.3
146
2.7
76
2.5
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bulwark as a verb comes from the same idea: the old parts bol 'log' and -werk 'work' described a 'work of logs', so to bulwark something is to protect it as if you put a strong wall around it.