fortify

for·ti·fy

 (fôr′tə-fī′)

v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies

v.tr.

To make strong, as:

a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications.

b. To reinforce by adding material.

c. To impart physical strength or endurance to; invigorate.

d. To give emotional, moral, or mental strength to; encourage: Prayer fortified us during our crisis.

e. To strengthen or enrich (food, for example), as by adding vitamins.

v.intr.

To build fortifications.

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[Middle English fortifien, from Old French fortifier, from Late Latin fortificāre : Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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for′ti·fi′a·ble adj.

for′ti·fi′er n.

for′ti·fy′ing·ly adv.

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fortify

(ˈfɔːtɪˌfaɪ)

vb (mainly tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied

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. (Cookery) to increase the nutritious value of (a food), as by adding vitamins and minerals

6. to support or confirm: to fortify an argument with facts.

[C15: from Old French fortifier, from Late Latin fortificāre, from Latin fortis strong + facere to make]

ˈfortiˌfiable adj

ˈfortiˌfier n

ˈfortiˌfyingly adv

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for•ti•fy

(ˈfɔr təˌfaɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.

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.

6. to confirm or corroborate: to fortify an argument with facts.

v.i.

7. to set up fortifications.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French fortifier < Late Latin fortificāre < Latin forti(s) strong]

for′ti•fi`a•ble, adj.

for′ti•fi`er, n.

for′ti•fy`ing•ly, adv.

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fortify

Past participle: fortified
Gerund: fortifying

Imperative

fortify

fortify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	fortify - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" beef up, strengthen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" vitalise, vitalize - make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man" ruggedise, ruggedize - produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage; "Detroit ruggedized the family car" substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" restrengthen - make strong again brace up, undergird - make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" confirm - make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!" reenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" buttress - make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" stabilise, stabilize, steady, brace - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" batten - secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches" batten, batten down, secure - furnish with battens; "batten ships"
	2.	fortify - enclose by or as if by a fortification fort inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" trench - fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp" embattle - fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense; "an embattled castle"
	3.	fortify - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" arm, gird, build up re-arm, rearm - arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" forearm - arm in advance of a confrontation
	4.	fortify - add nutrients to; "fortified milk" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
	5.	fortify - add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" lace, spike cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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fortify

verb

1. protect, defend, secure, strengthen, reinforce, support, brace, garrison, shore up, augment, buttress, make stronger, embattle British soldiers working to fortify an airbase

2. strengthen, add alcohol to All sherry is made from wine fortified with brandy.

3. sustain, encourage, confirm, cheer, strengthen, reassure, brace, stiffen, hearten, embolden, invigorate The volunteers were fortified by their patriotic belief.
sustain reduce, weaken, dilute, impair, debilitate, demoralize, dishearten, sap the strength of

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fortify

verb

1. To prepare (oneself) for action:

brace, forearm, gird, ready, steel, strengthen.

Idiom: gird one's loins.

2. To make firmer in a particular conviction or habit:

confirm, harden, strengthen.

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Translations

مُقَوّى، غَنييُحَصِّن، يُقَوّي

opevnitzesílit

befæsteberigeforskansetilsætte

befestigenverbessern

οχυρώνωτονώνω

amurallar

fortifier

styrkjavíggirîa

fortificarefortificazionefortificazionimunirerinvigorire

didinti maistingumąįtvirtinimasspirituotivitaminizuoti

nocietinātnostiprinātstiprināt

tilsette

opevniťzvýšiť percento alkoholu

etkisini artırmaksağlamlaştırmak

加强防御强化

fortify

[ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ] VT

1. (Mil) → fortificar; (= strengthen) → fortalecer

2. (fig) [+ person] → fortalecer
to fortify sb in a belief → confirmar la opinión que tiene algn
to fortify o.s → fortalecerse

3. (= enrich) [+ food] → enriquecer; [+ wine] → encabezar
fortified wine → vino m encabezado

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fortify

[ˈfɔː^rtɪfaɪ] vt

[+ place] → fortifier

[+ wine] → corser

[+ person] → donner du courage à
to fortify o.s. → se donner du courage

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fortify

vt (Mil) town → befestigen; wine → mit zuckerreichem Most vergären; food → anreichern; person → bestärken; (food, drink) → stärken; fortified place → befestigte Stellung; have a drink to fortify you → nehmen Sie einen Schluck zur Stärkung

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fortify

[ˈfɔːtɪˌfaɪ] vt (Mil) → fortificare (fig) (person) → rinvigorire, rafforzare; (enrich, food) → arricchire

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fortify

(ˈfoːtifai) verb

1. to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it. The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies. versterk يُحَصِّن، يُقَوّي укрепявам се fortificar opevnit befestigen forskanse; befæste οχυρώνωfortificar, fortalecer kindlustama مستحکم کردن linnoittaa fortifier לְבַצֵר किलेबन्दी करना utvrditi, ojačati megerősít memperkuat víggirða fortificare 要塞化する (공격에 대비하여) 강화(보강)하다 tvirtinti, stiprinti nostiprināt; nocietināt memperkuat versterkenbefeste, forsterke obwarowywać, fortyfikować قوى كول، پيا و ړى كول، زور ور كول، دفاع ته چمتو كول، تيارى نيول، سمبالول، محكمول fortificar a fortifica укреплять opevniť utrditi utvrditi befästa ป้องกัน sağlamlaştırmak 加強防禦 зводити укріплення دفاعی مورچہ بندی کرنا củng cố 加强防御

2. to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink). Sherry is a fortified wine. fortifiseer مُقَوّى، غَني обогатявам fortificar zesílit verbessern tilsætte; berige ενισχύω, εμπλουτίζωenriquecer kontsentreerima, rikastama قوی کردن terästää augmenter la teneur en alcool (de) לְחַזֵק मजबूत करना pojacati, dodati (alkohol) megerősít memperkaya styrkja irrobustire, rendere alcolico 強化する (식품이나 술에 비타민, 알코올 따위를 첨가하여) 강화하다 didinti maistingumą, spirituoti, vitaminizuoti (par vīnu) stiprināt memperkaya verrijken, alcoholiseren tilsette, berike wzmacniać, wzbogacać قوى كول fortificar a adăuga alcool (în) обогащать; делать крепленым zvýšiť percento alkoholu, obohatiť ojačen ojačati förskära, berika ทำให้มีรสดีขึ้น etkisini artırmak 強化 кріпити الکحل کی آمیزش سے شراب کی تیزی میں اضافہ کرنا làm cho mạnh thêm 强化

ˌfortifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

1. walls etc built to strengthen an army, city, nation etc against attack. Fortifications surrounded the city. versterking تَحْصين укрепление fortificação opevnění die Befestigung befæstning; forskansning οχυρώσεις, τείχη fortificación kaitserajatis استحکامات linnoitus fortification בִּיצוּרִים किलेबन्दी obrambena utvrda, fortifikacija erőd(ítmény) tembok pertahanan víggirðing fortificazione 要塞 (化) 요새 įtvirtinimas nocietinājumi tembok pertahanan fortificatie befestning fortyfikacja استحكام، تيارى، ټينګوالى، سنګر نيونه، څو كۍ نيونه fortificação for­ti­ficaţie укрепления opevnenie utrdba utvrđenje befästning[sverk] ป้อมปราการ sur 防禦工事 укріплення قلعہ بندی xây công sự 防御工事

2. the act of fortifying. fortifisering تَحْصين، تَقْوِيَه укрепяване fortificação opevňování die Verbesserung forskansning; berigelse οχύρωσηfortificación kindlustamine مستحکم سازی terästäminen fortification לְבַצֵר किलेबन्दी utvrdivanje megerősítés pertahanan virkisgerð; styrking fortificazione 強化 강화 tvirtinimas nocietināšana; (vīna) stiprināšana pertahanan fortificatie forsterking, tilsetting fortyfikowanie استحكام fortificação fortificare витаминизация; спиртование spevnenie, podopretie, zosilnenie utrditev utvrđivanje befästande การสร้างป้อมปราการ tahkimat, takviye etme 設防 кріплення حصار بندی کا عمل یا فن việc xây công sự 设防

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fortify

v. fortalecer, fortificar.

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fortify

vt (pret & pp -fied) (food) enriquecer

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