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fortified

[ fawr-tuh-fahyd ]

adjective

  1. protected or strengthened against attack; provided with defensive military works:

    Jim’s platoon was the reserve force for his company's coordinated assault on a heavily fortified hill.

  2. given strength or vigor, as by food or drink:

    She rejoined her companions, toting snacks and goodies in her pack, and the newly fortified hikers continued on their way the next day.

  3. Nutrition. having one or more ingredients added, as vitamins, minerals, etc., to increase nutritional value:

    The fortified flour helps reduce anemia and enhance micronutrient uptake.

  4. (of wine or the like) having extra alcohol added:

    Marsala, a fortified wine sweetened with concentrated grape juice, comes from Sicily.

  5. strengthened mentally or morally:

    From this new perspective, he looked upon the impossible task with fortified courage.

  6. having ingredients, elements, or features added in order to increase effectiveness or withstand strain or wear:

    The new, fortified design standards aim at strengthening buildings and infrastructure against high winds, flooding, and fire.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of fortify ( def ).

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  • un·for·ti·fied adjective
  • well-for·ti·fied adjective

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Intriguingly, a number of the molecular mechanisms involved in fortifying and preserving synapse strength appear to require significant downtime between bouts of activity.

This summer, Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren spoke during a virtual event with Maryland donors, and one tidbit from that conversation fortified the athletic department’s plans for a project in the works.

This knee-length parka features drawcord adjustments throughout, a protective flap over the zipper, elastic cuffs, and an extra-high neckline to fortify against the cold.

Ultimately, the company’s attempts to fortify its business were too little too late.

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Further fortifying this liquid is fresh garlic and ginger, the latter of which, according to my mom, helps to freshen up any of the meat’s lingering muskiness.

As it happened, the coup members found the State House “fortified with additional soldiers.”

He also warns that the entire Uffizi museum should be fortified with anti-seismic measures.

The inauguration had to be held in the fortified Kremlin, surrounded by an eerily quiet city.

With my back turned, he entered the combination to unlock the door, which was fortified by more than a foot of reinforced steel.

The Central Intelligence Agency found bin Laden hiding in a “fortified compound” in Abbottabad, Pakistan in late 2010.

Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple.

From its strongly fortified position Havana set the buccaneers at defiance, and sometimes saved the whole island from ruin.

This they fortified and held during the night, making our total gain on the left precisely 1,000 yards.

Thus fortified with wisdom, he calmly looks the evil in the face, and lets it not disturb his little jog-trot existence.

A terrible tyrant conquers the whole world, but one fortified city repels his assaults.

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