fortify (redirected from fortifyingly)

for·ti·fy  (fôrt-f)

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 fortificre, from Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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forti·fia·ble adj.

forti·fier n.

forti·fying·ly adv.

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fortify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to make (a place) defensible, such as by building walls

2. to strengthen physically, mentally, or morally: the news fortified their resolve to succeed

3. to increase the nutritious value of (a food), such as by adding vitamins [Latin fortis strong + facere to make]

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

verb 2. strengthen, add alcohol to

verb 3. sustain, encourage, confirm, cheer, strengthen, reassure, brace, stiffen, hearten, embolden, invigorate << OPPOSITE dishearten

Translations

fortify [ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ] vt → fortalecer

fortify [ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ] vt [+ city] → fortifier [+ person]; remonter

fortify [ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ] vt (city) → befestigen;

(person) → bestärken: (subj) (food, drink) → stärken

fortify [ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ] vt → fortificare

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fortify

v fortify [ˈfoːtifai]

1 to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.versterkيُحَصِّن، يُقَوّيукрепявам сеopevnitforskanse; befæstebefestigenοχυρώνωfortificar, fortalecerkindlustamaمستحکم کردنlinnoittaafortifierלְבַצֵרकिलेबन्दी करनाutvrditi, ojačatimegerősítmemperkuatvíggirðafortificare要塞化する방위를 강화하다tvirtinti, stiprintinostiprināt; nocietinātmemperkuatversterkenbefeste, forsterkeobwarowywać, fortyfikowaćfortificara fortificaукреплятьopevniťutrditiutvrditibefästaปลุกใจsağlamlaştırmak加強防禦зводити укріпленняدفاعی مورچہ بندی کرناcủng cố加强防御

2 to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink) Sherry is a fortified wine.fortifiseerمُقَوّى، غَنيобогатявамzesílittilsætte; berigeverbessernενισχύω, εμπλουτίζωenriquecerkontsentreerima, rikastamaقوی کردنväkevöidäaugmenter la teneur en alcool (de)לְחַזֵקमजबूत करनाpojacati, dodati (alkohol)megerősítmemperkayastyrkjairrobustire, rendere alcolico強化する강화하다, (영양가·농도를) 높이다didinti maistingumą, spirituoti, vitaminizuoti(par vīnu) stiprinātmemperkayaverrijken, alcoholiserentilsette (vitaminer, alkohol o.l.), berikewzmacniać, wzbogacaćfortificara adăuga alcool (în)обогащать; делать креплёнымzvýšiť percento alkoholu, obohatiťojačenojačatiförskära, berikaเสริมความแข็งแกร่งetkisini artırmak強化кріпитиالکحل کی آمیزش سے شراب کی تیزی میں اضافہ کرناlàm cho mạnh thêm强化

n ˌfortifiˈcation [-fi-]

1 walls etc built to strengthen an army, city, nation etc against attack Fortifications surrounded the city.versterkingتَحْصينукреплениеopevněníbefæstning; forskansningdie Befestigungοχυρώσεις, τείχηfortificaciónkaitserajatisاستحکاماتlinnoitusfortification(s)בִּיצוּרִיםकिलेबन्दीobrambena utvrda, fortifikacijaerőd(ítmény)tembok pertahananvíggirðingfortificazione要塞 (化)성채, 요새įtvirtinimasnocietinājumitembok pertahananfortificatiebefestningfortyfikacjafortificaçãofor­ti­ficaţieукрепленияopevnenieutrdbautvrđenjebefästning[]ป้อมปราการsur防禦工事укріпленняقلعہ بندیxây công sự防御工事

2 the act of fortifying. fortifiseringتَحْصين، تَقْوِيَهукрепяванеopevňováníforskansning; berigelsedie Verbesserungοχύρωσηfortificaciónkindlustamineمستحکم سازیlinnoittaminenfortificationלְבַצֵרकिलेबन्दीutvrdivanjemegerősítéspertahananvirkisgerð; styrkingfortificazione強化방어tvirtinimasnocietināšana; (vīna) stiprināšanapertahananfortificatieforsterking, tilsettingfortyfikowaniefortificaçãofortificareвитаминизация; спиртованиеspevnenie, podopretie, zosilnenieutrditevutvrđivanjebefästandeการสร้างป้อมปราการtahkimat, takviye etme設防кріпленняحصار بندی کا عمل یا فنviệc xây công sự设防