Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Fortify has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
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
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
add alcohol to (beverages)
"the punch is spiked!"
6
To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
Example Sentences
"This exercise will strengthen your upper body"
verb
"strengthen the relations between the two countries"
verb
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
verb
"troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
verb
"fortified milk"
verb
"the punch is spiked!"
verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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