fortified

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Strengthened or protected against attack, especially with military defenses such as walls, ramparts, or garrisons.; Strengthened or reinforced in a non-military sense, such as emotionally, mentally, or physically.; Having had alcohol or other substances added to increase strength or potency, especially referring to wine with added brandy or spirits.; Having been enriched with added nutrients, vitamins, or minerals, especially referring to food products.
  2. verb
    Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to strengthen a place with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.; Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to strengthen someone mentally or physically, to invigorate or encourage.; Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to add alcohol to a beverage, especially wine, to increase its strength.; Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to add nutrients or vitamins to food or drink to improve its nutritional value.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: fortifies Past: fortified Past part.: fortified Pres part.: fortifying

Collocations

fortified winefortified cityfortified positionheavily fortifiedfortified againstfortified with

Derivatives

fortificationfortifierfortifiableunfortifiedrefortify

Synonyms

strengthenedreinforcedsecuredbolsteredbuttressed

Antonyms

weakenedvulnerableexposed

Commonly confused

fortitude
EN: 'Fortitude' means courage or strength of mind; 'fortify' means to strengthen physically or defensively.
fortuitous
EN: 'Fortuitous' means happening by chance or luck; it is unrelated to 'fortify' despite the similar spelling.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'fortify' changes 'y' to 'i' before suffixes: fortified, fortifies, fortifying. Do not confuse with 'fortuitous'.

💬 Examples

  1. The fortified city withstood the siege for over three months.

  2. She felt fortified by the encouraging words of her mentor.

  3. Port and sherry are examples of fortified wines.

  4. Fortified cereals provide essential vitamins and minerals for growing children.

  5. The general fortified the border with a series of watchtowers and trenches.

  6. A hot meal fortified the travelers before they continued their journey.

  7. The winemaker fortified the wine with grape spirit to preserve its sweetness.

  8. The government fortified the flour with folic acid to reduce birth defects.