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/ˈfôrtəˌfī/,
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fortified, past participle; fortifies, 3rd person singular present; fortifying, present participle; fortified, past tense;
  1. Strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack
    • - the whole town was heavily fortified
    • - a fortified manor house
  2. Strengthen or invigorate (someone) mentally or physically
    • - I was fortified by the knowledge that I was in a sympathetic house
  3. Strengthen (a drink) with alcohol
    • - fortified wine
  4. Increase the nutritive value of (food), esp. with vitamins

  1. strengthen: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
  2. enclose by or as if by a fortification
  3. arm: 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. add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
  5. spike: add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"
  6. (fortification) defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
  7. Fortify Software is a San Mateo, California-based software vendor. The company was founded in 2003 and provides products that identify and remove security vulnerabilities from software applications. , PCWorld.com, April 5, 2004 , Internetnews. ...
  8. (Fortified) Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. ...
  9. (Fortified (wine)) Fortified wine is wine to which a distilled beverage (usually brandy) has been added.Lichine, Alexis. Alexis Lichine’s New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits, 5th edition (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987), 236. ...
  10. To increase the defenses of; To impart strength or vigor to; To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients; To strengthen mentally or morally
  11. (fortification) The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy; That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle
  12. (Fortification) This is the process of adding spirit to a wine before the completion of fermentation
  13. (Fortification) Introducing brandy into the fermenting must to stop the fermentation process.  By raising the alcohol level, the yeast are killed, fermentation ends and any unfermented sugars remain in the wine.  This is the way ports and several other fortified wines are produced.
  14. (Fortification) Something that makes a defensive position stronger, like high mounds of earth to protect cannon or spiky breastworks to slow an enemy charge. Fortifications may be man-made structures or a part of the natural terrain. ...
  15. (Fortification) The act of chucking in things like brandy and vodka. Motives for doing this are generally questionable, but can be justified with experienced bluffing, e.g by calling it blending.
  16. (Fortification) The adding of alcohol to a wine so as to increase its strength. Usually only vodka or Polish spirit are used since they do not affect the flavour of the wine.
  17. (Fortification) The mixing of wine or made-wine with spirits in accordance with sections 57 or 58 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979.
  18. (Fortification) is a process by which nutrients are added to foods in order to deliver higher nutritional value than the food has in its natural state.
  19. (Fortification) the art of building works for defense or attack which, through their form and construction, enabled their occupants to resist for a considerable length of time assaults by superior forces.
  20. (fortification) Adding extra nutrients to food or drink during the manufacturing process.
  21. (fortification) The technical term for stripes of color in chalcedony.
  22. (fortification) buildings designed to keep enemies away, such as a castle
  23. (Fortified) to strengthen or add nutrients, for example, by adding vitamins to foods; many foods are now fortified with calcium and other vitamins and minerals
  24. (Fortified) Denotes a wine whose alcohol content has been increased by the addition of brandy or neutral spirits.
  25. (Fortified) A wine that has had its alcohol content raised by the addition of neutral grape spirits. For example, Port, which is about 20% alcohol by volume, is a fortified wine.