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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.
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              Timidity was fortified by pride.      --Gibbon.
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              Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to
              fortify his resolution.               --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     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.
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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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