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单词 refortifying
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refortifyingn.

Brit. /ˌriːˈfɔːtᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌriˈfɔrdəˌfaɪɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, fortifying n.
Etymology: < re- prefix + fortifying n., after refortify v. Compare refortification n.
The action of refortify v.; esp. the refortification of a place or position.
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1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 132 Touching..the alterations and refortifying of old towns & Castels, we haue vnderstood sufficiently: but when there is anie Armie leuied, what charge hath he therein?
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Rinforzamento,..a refortifying.
1747 W. Douglass Summary State Brit. Settlements N.-Amer. I. i. 3 Their re-fortifying of Dunkirk in Time of Peace; their violating of their Guarantee of the Pragmatick Sanction, concerning the Austrian Succession, [etc.].
1757 W. Maitland Hist. & Antiq. Scotl. II. 869 He first obliged himself to surrender to the English his castle of Broughtycraig.., in the re-fortifying of which he would assist.
1872 Times 8 Apr. 12/1 The papers teem with articles describing the re-fortifying of Sebastopol.
1937 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 27 119 The recent refortifying of the Straits broods evil for the future relations between the two countries.
1999 A. Kamm Israelites viii. 179 Modern archaeology has confirmed..Herod's architectural achievements, of which the rebuilding and refortifying of Jerusalem was the most impressive.
2001 J. Billington in Faith & Narr. ii. v. 114 The other involves the refortifying of Orthodox theology with a passion for authentic social justice and concrete acts of charity and reconciliation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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