fortify

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verb

1. To prepare (oneself) for action: brace, forearm, gird, ready, steel, strengthen. Idioms: girdgird upone's loins. See prepared/unprepared.
2. To make firmer in a particular conviction or habit: confirm, harden, strengthen. See strong/weak.

v

Definition: encourage, reassure
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, subdue, weaken

v

Definition: make strong and secure
Antonyms: decrease, hurt, injure, weaken

v. -ies, -ied strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack: the whole town was heavily fortified | (fortified) a fortified outpost.

fortifiable adj. fortifier n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: To make strong or stronger.

The people wanted to fortify the walls of the town by using large boulders.

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(fôrtə′fīd)
adj

Containing additives more potent than the principal ingredient.

See words rhyming with "fortifier."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Fortify.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - styrke, befæste
v. intr. - tilsætte vitaminer, rejse fæstning

idioms:

• fortified wine    forskåret vin

Nederlands (Dutch)
versterken, aanmoedigen, verrijken (voedsel), met alcohol vermengen, bevestigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - fortifier, corser
v. intr. - se donner du courage

idioms:

• fortified wine    vin corsé

Deutsch (German)
v. - stärken, befestigen, anreichern

idioms:

• fortified wine    angereicherter Wein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - οχυρώνω, ενισχύω, ενδυναμώνω, τονώνω

idioms:

• fortified wine    δυναμωμένο, σπιρτωμένο κρασί

Italiano (Italian)
rafforzare, fortificare, arricchire

idioms:

• fortified wine    vino arricchito

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fortalecer

idioms:

• fortified wine    vinho (m) de alto teor alcóolico

Русский (Russian)
укреплять, витаминизировать

idioms:

• fortified wine    крепленое вино

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - fortalecer, fortificar, reforzar
v. intr. - hacer fortificaciones

idioms:

• fortified wine    vino licoroso, vino fortificado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - befästa (mil.), beväpna, styrka, bekräfta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
设要塞于, 使坚强, 加强, 筑防御工事

idioms:

• fortified wine    加度葡萄酒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 設要塞於, 使堅強, 加強
v. intr. - 築防禦工事

idioms:

• fortified wine    加度葡萄酒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 요새화 하다, 확고히 하다, 강화하다
v. intr. - 성곽을 쌓다, 축성하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 防御工事を施す, 強化する, 強くする, 栄養価を高める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحصن , يقوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביצר, חיזק‬
v. intr. - ‮ביצר‬

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