āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
fortify
/fËÉËtÉĒfËaâÉĒ/
to fortify
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āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to secure a place and make it resistant against attacks, particularly by building walls around it
Transitive: to fortify a place
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ancient city walls were built to fortify the settlement against invading armies.
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1.1
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to make someone or something stronger or more powerful
Transitive: to fortify sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city decided to fortify its defenses against potential natural disasters.
āĻļāĻšāϰāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϝā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to strengthen the defenses of an army, group, or position
Transitive: to fortify military forces
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The troops were fortified with new armor to prepare for the upcoming conflict.
āĻāϏāύā§āύ āϏāĻāĻāϰā§āώā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āϏā§āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to add spirits, such as brandy, to wine to increase its alcohol content and create port or sherry
Transitive: to fortify an alcoholic drink
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They fortify the sherry by adding extra alcohol during the fermentation process.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻ
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2.1
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
to add vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients to food or beverages to increase their nutritional content
Transitive: to fortify food or drinks
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The milk is fortified with vitamin D to help support bone health.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
fortified
fortify
fort
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