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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. i.
To raise defensive works. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
126 Moby Thesaurus words for "fortify":
add to, adulterate, affirm, animate, arm, armor, armor-plate,
arouse, attest, augment, authenticate, back, back up, bank,
barricade, bastardize, battle, bear out, beef up, blockade,
bolster, boost, brace, brace up, brisk, brisken, buck up, bulwark,
buoy, buttress, case harden, castellate, certify, cheer, chirk up,
circumstantiate, confirm, contaminate, corroborate, corrupt,
crenellate, cut, debase, denaturalize, denature, dig in, dilute,
doctor, doctor up, document, embattle, embolden, encourage,
energize, enhance, enliven, enrich, entrench, exhilarate, fence,
fresh up, freshen, freshen up, garrison, gird, harden, hearten,
increase, invigorate, lace, man, man the garrison, mine, nerve,
palisade, perk up, pick up, pollute, prepare, probate, prop, prove,
quicken, rally, ratify, ready, reanimate, reassure, recreate,
recruit, refresh, refreshen, regale, reinforce, reinvigorate,
renew, restore, restrengthen, revive, revivify, rouse, secure,
set up, shore up, spike, steel, stiffen, stimulate, stir,
strengthen, substantiate, supplement, support, sustain,
tamper with, temper, toughen, undergird, uphold, validate, verify,
vivify, wall, warrant, water, water down
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
arm, beef up, build up, fort, fortified, gird, lace, spike, strengthen
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