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Fortify

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To make strong, as:

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

v. To reinforce by adding material.

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

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

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

verb-intransitive. To build fortifications.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To increase the defenses of.

v. To impart strength or vigor to.

v. To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.

v. To strengthen mentally or morally.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.

v. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.

verb-intransitive. To raise defensive works.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To make strong; strengthen; increase the force of in any way; especially, to furnish with means of resistance.

Specifically, to surround with defensive works, with a view to resist the assaults of an enemy; strengthen and secure by walls, batteries, or other means of defense: render defensible against attack: as, to fortify a city, town, or harbor.

To raise strongholds or defensive works.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. make strong or stronger

v. enclose by or as if by a fortification

v. add alcohol to (beverages)

v. add nutrients to

v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation

Word Usage

"Mr. Watson, after many efforts to speak, said in a faultering voice, -- Consider we are christians: -- let that bless'd name fortify our souls."

Verb Form

fortified fortifies fortifying

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

change modify alter add

Cross Reference

to fortify wine

Variant

fortified

Hyponym

forearm re-arm rearm

Form

fortified fortifying

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

strengthen confirm

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

mortify