If you ~ something that is weak or about to fail, you do something in order to strengthen it or support it.
The democracies of the West may find it hard to ~ their defences.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
If you ~ something that is weak or about to fail, you do something in order to strengthen it or support it.
The democracies of the West may find it hard to ~ their defences.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012