fortify
IPA: fˈɔrtɪfaɪ
verb
- (transitive)
- To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
- To support (one's or someone's opinion, statement, etc.) by producing evidence, etc.; to confirm, to corroborate.
- To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins.
- (figurative)
- To impart fortitude or moral strength to (someone or their determination, or something); to encourage.
- To make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces.
- (archaic) To make (something) structurally strong; to strengthen.
- (military)
- To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.
- To secure and strengthen (a place, its walls, etc.) by installing fortifications or other military works.
- (obsolete) To provide (a city, a fortress, an army, etc.) with equipment or soldiers.
- (winemaking) To add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content.
- (intransitive)
- (military) To install fortifications or other military works; also (sometimes figurative), to put up a defensive position.
- (obsolete) To become strong; to strengthen.
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Examples of "fortify" in Sentences
- And it is quite easy to "fortify" your property if you live in an area with a yard.
- He encouraged owners to take measures to "fortify" their businesses with security measures, such as alarms.
- The Persians had established seven garrison towns on the river to fortify their northern border against Scythian raids.
- Faced with weak sales back in 2006, Burger King invested $3m to "fortify" its UK operation and a marketing push has since paid off.
- Mr. Watson, after many efforts to speak, said in a faultering voice, -- Consider we are christians: -- let that bless'd name fortify our souls.
- There is widespread chatter that Mr. Chávez may replace key ministers in his cabinet in an attempt to fortify his government amid rumors of his flagging health and also to possibly groom a successor.
- Try running fortify on a 2million loc app, you will get frustrated, you will call fortify, their phone support will be ineffective, they will send someone out to help you, it will take 3 days require a million hacks to get around the jvm memory limits and will eventually, hopefully, work.
- Try running fortify on a 2million loc app, you = will get frustrated, you will call fortify, their phone support will be in = effective, they will send someone out to help you, it will take 3 days requ = ire a million hacks to get around the jvm memory limits and will eventually =, hopefully, work.
- Fortification, or military architecture, is no other thing than an art, which teaches men to fortify themselves . . . to the end the enemy may not be able to attack . . . without great loss of his men; and that the small number of soldiers which defend the place may be able to hold out for some time.
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