4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fortifying}.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Fort}, and {-fy}.] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. [1913 Webster] Timidity was fortified by pride. --Gibbon. [1913 Webster] Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fortified See {fortify} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fortified adj 1: secured with bastions or fortifications [syn: {bastioned}] 2: having something added to increase the strength; "fortified wine" From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fortify v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" [syn: {strengthen}, {beef up}] [ant: {weaken}] 2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: {fort}] 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 Iraqui border" [syn: {arm}, {build up}, {gird}] [ant: {disarm}] 4: add nutrients to; "fortified milk" 5: add alcohol beverages [syn: {spike}, {lace}] [also: {fortified}]
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