fortify

1. v. t. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. i. To raise defensive works. Source: opted

4. v. make strong or stronger Source: wordnet

5. v. enclose by or as if by a fortification Source: wordnet

6. v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation Source: wordnet

7. v. add nutrients to Source: wordnet

8. v. add alcohol to (beverages) Source: wordnet

9. 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. Sir W. Scott. 2. 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. To raise defensive works. Milton. Source: webster

10. To raise defensive works. Milton. Source: adambom

11. v:100 v. enclose by or as if by a fortification v. add nutrients to Source: ecdict

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