Fortify

Word FORTIFY
Character 7
Hyphenation for ti fy
Pronunciations /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Fortify"

What do we mean by fortify?

To make strong, as. intransitive verb

To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. intransitive verb

To reinforce by adding material. intransitive verb

To impart physical strength or endurance to; invigorate. intransitive verb

To give emotional, moral, or mental strength to; encourage. intransitive verb

To strengthen or enrich (food, for example), as by adding vitamins. intransitive verb

To build fortifications. intransitive verb

To make strong; strengthen; increase the force of in any way; especially, to furnish with means of resistance.

Specifically, to surround with defensive works, with a view to resist the assaults of an enemy; strengthen and secure by walls, batteries, or other means of defense: render defensible against attack: as, to fortify a city, town, or harbor.

To raise strongholds or defensive works.

To raise defensive works. intransitive verb

To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. transitive verb

To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces. transitive verb

To increase the defenses of. verb

To impart strength or vigor to. verb

To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients. verb

To strengthen mentally or morally. verb

Make strong or stronger verb

Enclose by or as if by a fortification verb

Add alcohol to (beverages) verb

To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.

To impart strength or vigor to.

To add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content.

To increase the nutritional value of food by adding ingredients.

To add additional alcohol to wine. Urban Dictionary

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Another word for "rigging" when applied to elections. Often used by legacy media after collaborating in rigged elections. Urban Dictionary

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Code name for rigging an election. Utilizing a cabal (A conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers.) To manipulate the voters Urban Dictionary

Code name for rigging an election. Utilizing a cabal (A conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers.) To manipulate the voters Urban Dictionary

To become intoxicated by red wine. A reference to the song "Red Red Wine" by UB40. Urban Dictionary

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Synonyms and Antonyms for Fortify

The word "fortify" in example sentences

Mr. Watson, after many efforts to speak, said in a faultering voice, -- Consider we are christians: -- let that bless'd name fortify our souls. ❋ Susannah Minific Gunning (N/A)

Try running fortify on a 2million loc app, you = will get frustrated, you will call fortify, their phone support will be in = effective, they will send someone out to help you, it will take 3 days requ = ire a million hacks to get around the jvm memory limits and will eventually =, hopefully, work. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Try running fortify on a 2million loc app, you will get frustrated, you will call fortify, their phone support will be ineffective, they will send someone out to help you, it will take 3 days require a million hacks to get around the jvm memory limits and will eventually, hopefully, work. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Faced with weak sales back in 2006, Burger King invested $3m to "fortify" its UK operation and a marketing push has since paid off. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And it is quite easy to "fortify" your property if you live in an area with a yard. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He encouraged owners to take measures to "fortify" their businesses with security measures, such as alarms. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It would be eight years before the Japanese government began to fortify its banks with public capital, and Japan still has not fully recovered. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Persians had established seven garrison towns on the river to fortify their northern border against Scythian raids. ❋ Philip Freeman (2011)

RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images The purchase will fortify Caterpillar's recent acquisition of mining-equipment manufacturer Bucyrus International. ❋ Alison Tudor (2011)

Fortification, or military architecture, is no other thing than an art, which teaches men to fortify themselves . . . to the end the enemy may not be able to attack . . . without great loss of his men; and that the small number of soldiers which defend the place may be able to hold out for some time. ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

Elpida Memory slid 6.6% after the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursday that the firm was in discussions with 10 client companies for $500 million in financial assistance to fortify its capital base as the semiconductor maker struggles with weak chip prices and a strong yen. ❋ Shri Navaratnam (2012)

The Yca mico—a young man obviously elevated to the position because of the Death—cried, “We should march on Ylasi, great Sun Ruler, fortify it, and deprive the invader.” ❋ W. Michael Gear (2011)

Let us fortify ourselves before talking about inflationary cosmology. ❋ Monica Hesse (2011)

There is widespread chatter that Mr. Chávez may replace key ministers in his cabinet in an attempt to fortify his government amid rumors of his flagging health and also to possibly groom a successor. ❋ Ezequiel Minaya (2011)

Kennedy used the press coverage to fortify his compassionate, charismatic image. ❋ Dale Carnegie (2011)

Unfortunately, the UN and others have proven unable to provide effective guarantees that construction materials or the facilities built by them are not being used to fortify Hamas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I would insist that the following will fortify any effort in this matter, ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

It will fortify us for another busy day en la cocina. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To give that [wine] some extra [kick], fortify it with [brandy]. ❋ Rico The Yooper (2006)

I [axed] [the ho] 'how much' and she replied 'fortify! fortify!' ❋ Anonymous (2003)

"OMG, [Cap'n Crunch] is [fortified] with seven vitamins and [minerals]!? It must certainly be healthy!" "No, actually 'fortified' is just code for shit in disguise." "Blasphemy!" ❋ Lindseypv (2012)

After fortifying the [election], [Kim Jong-un] won 100% of the vote in [North Korea]. ❋ Nihilist_Viking (2021)

"Hey man, [finish this] bowl." "[No dude], I'm [baked] as it is." "Fuckin Fortify." ❋ DragonDildo (2017)

yo [john] are you fortified yeah i got 2 [grams] [homie] ❋ MylesB (2008)

well-funded [cabal] of powerful people, working together [behind the scenes] to influence perceptions, change rules and laws, steer media coverage and control the flow of information. They were not [rigging] the election; it was a Fortified Election ❋ FuzzyMeep (2021)

well-funded [cabal] of powerful people, working together [behind the scenes] to influence perceptions, change rules and laws, steer media coverage and control the flow of information. They were not [rigging] the election; it was a Fortified Election ❋ FuzzyMeep (2021)

"Dude, I'm [feeling] [well] UB-Fortified [right] about now." ❋ Downtown Betty (2005)

"is that a fortified vagina?!!?" "yea, youd what have [difficulty] [entering] it" "yeah, [snakes on a plane]" ❋ Babies Everywhere (2006)

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