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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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FORTIFY definition: 1. to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it: 2. to make something stronger…. Learn more.
: 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. : to strengthen or enhance by the addition of some substance or ingredient: such as. (1)
Fortify definition: to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.. See examples of FORTIFY used in a sentence.
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. (Fortifications) (also intr) to make (a place) defensible, as by building walls, digging trenches, etc. 2. to strengthen physically, mentally, or morally. 3. to strengthen, support, or reinforce (a garment, structure, etc) 4. (Brewing) to add spirits or alcohol to (wine), in order to produce sherry, port, etc. 5.
FORTIFY meaning: 1. to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it: 2. to make something stronger…. Learn more.
Definition of fortify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To fortify something means to make it more powerful and more likely to succeed. [formal] His declared agenda is to raise standards in schools and fortify parent power.
Definitions of 'fortify' 1. To fortify a place means to make it stronger and more difficult to attack, often by building a wall or ditch round it. [...] 2. If food or drink is fortified, another substance is added to it to make it healthier or stronger. [...] More. Conjugations of 'fortify' present simple: I fortify, you fortify [...]
fortify meaning: 1. to build strong walls, towers, etc around a place to protect it: 2. to make someone feel…. Learn more.
