fortify+(verb)

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• fortify — ► VERB (fortifies, fortified) 1) provide with defensive works as protection against attack. 2) invigorate or encourage. 3) add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry, etc. 4) increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• fortify — verb (T) 1 to build towers, walls etc around an area or city in order to defend it: a fortified city 2 to encourage an attitude or feeling and make it stronger: Recent successes had fortified the team spirit. 3 (often passive) to make someone… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fortify — verb 1) measures to fortify the building Syn: strengthen, secure, barricade, protect 2) I ll have a drink to fortify me Syn: invigorate, strengthen, energize, enliven, animate, vitalize; informal pep …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• fortify — I verb assure, augment, authenticate, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, cheer, confirm, comfort, document, embolden, encourage, endue, entrench, harden, hearten, help, inspirit, invigorate, make safe, nurture, protect, prop, ratify, reaffirm,… …   Law dictionary

• fortify — verb Fortify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑castle …   Collocations dictionary

• fortify — verb 1) the knights fortified their citadel Syn: build defenses around, strengthen, secure, protect Ant: weaken, expose 2) the wall had been fortified Syn: strengthen, reinforce …   Thesaurus of popular words

• fortify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English fortifien, from Anglo French fortifier, from Late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis strong Date: 15th century transitive verb to make strong: as a. to strengthen and secure (as a town) by forts or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fortify — verb a) To increase the defenses of. b) To impart strength or vigor to. See Also: fort, fortification, fortress …   Wiktionary

• fortify — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)tɪfaɪ[/t]] fortifies, fortifying, fortified 1) VERB To fortify a place means to make it stronger and more difficult to attack, often by building a wall or ditch round it. [V n] ...British soldiers working to fortify an airbase in… …   English dictionary

• fortify — UK [ˈfɔː(r)tɪfaɪ] / US [ˈfɔrtɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms fortify : present tense I/you/we/they fortify he/she/it fortifies present participle fortifying past tense fortified past participle fortified 1) to protect a place against attack… …   English dictionary

• fortify — for|ti|fy [ fɔrtı,faı ] verb transitive 1. ) to protect a place against attack by building strong walls, towers, or other structures around it 2. ) FORMAL to make yourself or someone else feel more determined, powerful, or full of energy: They… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English