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adjective
- 1. (of a place) provided with defensive works as protection against attack: "a fortified manor house"
- 2. denoting wine of a type to which spirits have been added so as to produce port, sherry, or a similar drink: "many fortified wines are sweet"
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1. : made stronger or more secure. a fortified city. fortified bridges. 2. : improved or enhanced through the addition of one or more ingredients: such as. a. : having the alcohol content increased by the addition of distilled grape spirits during fermentation.
FORTIFIED definition: 1. having healthful substances added: 2. A fortified town has strong walls that can be defended…. Learn more.
Fortified definition: protected or strengthened against attack; provided with defensive military works. See examples of FORTIFIED used in a sentence.
adj. 1. (of a place) defensible, due to walls, trenches, etc. 2. strengthened physically, mentally, or morally. 3. (of a garment, structure, etc) strengthened, supported, or reinforced. 4. (of wine) having spirits or alcohol added in order to produce sherry, port, etc.
a. : to strengthen and secure (a place, such as a town) by forts or batteries. a city fortified by high walls. b. : to give physical strength, courage, or endurance to. fortified by a hearty meal. c. : to add mental or moral strength to : encourage. fortified by prayer. fortified by early successes. d.
Fortified means strengthened or protected. When you've taken lots of vitamins, you should be fortified against getting sick! A fortified place is somewhere, like a military fort , where you are protected from danger, perhaps because you are high up on a hill or because your walls are built of iron.
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).
1. (of a place) defensible, due to walls, trenches, etc. He remains barricaded inside his heavily-fortified mansion. fortified castles and villages. 2. strengthened physically, mentally, or morally. 3. (of a garment, structure, etc) strengthened, supported, or reinforced. 4.
to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it: a fortified town. fortify something with something They hurriedly fortified the village with barricades of carts. The argument had fortified her resolve to prove she was right. fortify yourself with something He fortified himself with a drink and a sandwich before driving on.
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.
