fortify

/'fɔ:tifai/
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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To strengthen a place with defensive works: To make a location more secure against attack by building or adding military defenses such as walls, trenches, or forts.
    • To strengthen or invigorate physically or mentally: To make a person, their body, or their mind stronger, more resilient, or more vigorous.
    • To add substances to increase strength or nutritional value: To enhance food or drink by adding ingredients, such as vitamins to food or alcohol to beverages, to make it more potent or nutritious.
Usage and Examples

  • Strengthening a place:

    • The soldiers worked to fortify the castle walls before the siege.
    • They decided to fortify the coastal border with new observation posts.

  • Strengthening a person or quality:

    • A good breakfast can fortify you for the long day ahead.
    • She read inspirational stories to fortify her resolve.

  • Adding substances to food/drink:

    • This brand of orange juice is fortified with calcium and vitamin D.
    • Historically, sailors drank wine fortified with brandy to prevent spoilage.
Advanced Usage

  • "Fortify oneself against something": To prepare mentally or emotionally to withstand something difficult.

    • He fortified himself against the bad news by thinking positive thoughts.

  • In a figurative sense: To provide support or justification.

    • The new data fortifies the researcher's original hypothesis.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fortification (n): 1. The act of fortifying. 2. A defensive structure, such as a wall or fort.
    • The ancient fortifications around the city are still visible.
  • Fortified (adj): 1. (Of a place) strengthened with defensive structures. 2. (Of food/drink) having added nutrients or alcohol.
    • We toured a fortified medieval town.
    • Fortified cereals are common.
Synonyms
  • Strengthen: To make or become stronger.
  • Reinforce: To strengthen by adding extra support or material.
  • Bolster: To support or strengthen.
  • Buttress: To support or reinforce.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
  • Fortify against: To strengthen defenses in preparation for a specific threat.
    • The town fortified itself against the expected invasion.
Related Idioms
  • "Fortify one's position": To strengthen one's strategic, argumentative, or physical standing.
    • The lawyer presented new evidence to fortify her position in the case.
Verb
  1. add alcohol to (beverages)
    • the punch is spiked!
  2. add nutrients to
    • fortified milk
  3. 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
  4. enclose by or as if by a fortification
  5. make strong or stronger
    • This exercise will strengthen your upper body
    • strengthen the relations between the two countries

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