fortifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈfɔːr.t̬ə.faɪ/to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it:
a fortified town
They hurriedly fortified the village with barricades of carts.
The argument had fortified her resolve to prove she was right.
He fortified himself with a drink and a sandwich before driving on.
a fruit drink fortified with vitamin C (= with vitamin C added)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making stronger
- aggrandize
- boil
- boil up
- bolster
- cement
- concentrate
- concentrated
- dial
- fuel
- gel
- harden
- jell
- power (sth) up
- reignite
- reinvigorate
- take hold idiom
- that'll put hairs on your chest! idiom
- tighten
- tighten sth up
- toughen
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