shore up

Meaning

Verb

To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).

Origin

; while shore is from Middle Dutch schore, schare (modern Dutch schoor), and Middle Low German schōre, schāre (compare Old Norse skorða (Norwegian skor, skorda)); further etymology unknown.

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