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Synonyms for garrisoned
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : gar-uh-suh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgær ə sən |
Top 10 synonyms for garrisoned Other synonyms for the word garrisoned
- allot
- appoint
- armed
- armored
- avert
- bastioned
- battle
- beat off
- bulwark
- bulwarked
- buttressed
- care for
- charge up
- cherish
- commission
- conserve
- cover
- covered
- embattle
- entrench
- entrenched
- espouse
- establish
- fend off
- fight
- fight for
- fix
- fortify
- fortressed
- foster
- garrison
- garrisoned
- gird
- guard
- guard against
- guarded
- hedge
- hold
- hold at bay
- house
- install
- insure
- invade
- keep
- keep safe
- lodge
- look after
- maintain
- manned
- mine
- nourish
- obtain
- oppose
- overrun
- panoply
- park
- plant
- post
- prepare
- preserve
- prevent
- prop
- protect
- protected
- provide sanctuary
- punch up
- put
- ready
- reinforce
- reinforced
- repel danger
- resist
- retain
- safeguard
- safeguarded
- save
- screen
- secure
- secured
- set
- shelter
- shield
- shore up
- soup up
- stave off
- steel
- step up
- strengthen
- strengthened
- strong
- support
- supported
- sustain
- take in
- take possession
- uphold
- walled
- war
- ward off
- watch
- watch over
- withstand
Définition of garrisoned
Origin :- c.1300, "store, treasure," from Old French garison "defense" (Modern French guérison "cure, recovery, healing") from garir "defend" (see garret). Meaning "fortified stronghold" is from early 15c.; that of "body of troops in a fortress" is from mid-15c., a sense taken over from Middle English garnison "body of armed men" (late 14c.), from Old French garnison "provision, munitions," from garnir "to furnish, provide."
- As in fortified : adj defended
- As in occupy : verb seize, take over
- As in station : verb place at a location
- As in defend : verb protect
- As in fortify : verb make strong and secure; add to
- She has garrisoned a castle, and hurled defiance at the ruler of the land.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- The position is fortified, and garrisoned with a company of the Permanent force.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- Two block-houses, garrisoned by British regulars, guarded the town.
- Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
- The centre one is about three miles off from shore, and is garrisoned by 1200 men.
- Extract from : « The Stranger in France » by John Carr
- In the morning, Ithamar had entered with his division and garrisoned the city.
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
- In the meantime the Fort was garrisoned from the brig-of-war.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
- As they drew nearer they saw that it was garrisoned with a division of the national guard.
- Extract from : « Manasseh » by Maurus Jokai
- Some of the cities that he thus conquered he garrisoned with Gauls.
- Extract from : « Pyrrhus » by Jacob Abbott
- They fortified and garrisoned this city, and made it the center of their operations in Spain.
- Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott
- St. Maws is garrisoned by an able-bodied person of fourscore, a widower.
- Extract from : « The Cornwall Coast » by Arthur L. Salmon
Antonyms for garrisoned
- abandon
- aid
- assist
- attack
- be inactive
- be lazy
- change
- decrease
- deny
- desert
- discourage
- disorganize
- displace
- dissuade
- endanger
- forget
- forsake
- give up
- harm
- help
- hurt
- idle
- ignore
- injure
- leave
- let down
- let go
- loosen
- lose
- make peace
- move
- neglect
- not use
- open
- quit
- release
- relinquish
- remove
- renounce
- resign
- retreat
- reveal
- squander
- support
- surrender
- uncover
- unfasten
- unguarded
- unprotected
- unsettle
- waste
- weaken
- yield
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