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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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The meaning of FORTIFY is to make strong. How to use fortify in a sentence. Did you know?
To fortify a place means to make it stronger and more difficult to attack, often by building a wall or ditch round it.
FORTIFY definition: 1. to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it: 2. to make something stronger…. Learn more.
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.
1. to increase the defenses of: to fortify a besieged town. 2. to furnish with a means of standing strain or wear: to fortify cotton with nylon. 3. to impart strength or vigor to. 4. to increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients. 5. to strengthen mentally or morally: fortified by faith.
FORTIFY meaning: 1 : to strengthen (a place) by building military defenses (such as walls, trenches, etc.); 2 : to make (someone or something) stronger
To fortify a place means to make it stronger and more difficult to attack, often by building a wall or ditch round it.
fortify meaning: 1. to build strong walls, towers, etc around a place to protect it: 2. to make someone feel…. Learn more.
There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb fortify, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
