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verb
- 1. provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack: "the enclave has been heavily fortified in recent years" Similar Opposite
- 2. add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry, or a similar drink: "the wine is aged in oak barrels and fortified with French brandy" Similar Opposite
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: to add mental or moral strength to : encourage. fortified by prayer. fortified by early successes. d. : to strengthen or enhance by the addition of some substance or ingredient: such as. (1) : to add distilled grape spirits to (wine) during fermentation to increase the alcohol content.
FORTIFY definition: 1. to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it: 2. to make something stronger…. Learn more.
to strengthen mentally or morally: to be fortified by religious faith. Synonyms: embolden, hearten. to confirm or corroborate: to fortify an accusation with facts. Nutrition. to add one or more ingredients to (a food) to increase its nutritional content. to add alcohol to (wine or the like).
FORTIFY meaning: 1. to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it: 2. to make something stronger…. Learn more.
If you add nutrients to something you fortify it. Food scientists have found ways to fortify cereal, but in addition to vitamins C and D, they usually add a lot of sugar. If you strengthen your defenses, you fortify them, perhaps by adding more arms or increasing your defensive walls.
To fortify a place means to make it stronger and more difficult to attack, often by building a wall or ditch round it.
fortify. 1. (Fortifications) ( also intr) to make (a place) defensible, as by building walls, digging trenches, etc. 4. (Brewing) to add spirits or alcohol to (wine), in order to produce sherry, port, etc. 5. (Cookery) to increase the nutritious value of (a food), as by adding vitamins and minerals.
