verb · transitive · rare

fortify

for·ti·fy

fortify · fortifies · fortified · fortifying

озброїти, озброювати, озброїтися

укрепить, укреплять, поддерживать, поддержать

stärken, verstärken, anreichern, befestigen

To give power, strength, or vigour toTo give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.

ⓘ

UK/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/US/ˈfɔɹtəˌfaɪ/

» The city was fortified all about.

Meaning

13 senses

(transitive)To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
stärken
уси́ливатьusílivatʹ, уси́литьusílitʹ, укрепля́тьukrepljátʹ
(transitive)To support (one's or someone's opinion, statement, etc.) by producing evidence, etc.; to confirm, to corroborate.
(transitive)To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins.
Soy milk is often fortified with calcium.
anreichern
(figuratively, transitive)To impart fortitude or moral strength to (someone or their determination, or something); to encourage.
(figuratively, transitive)To make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces.
укреплятьukrepljatʹ, укрепитьukrepitʹ
(transitive)To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.
befestigen, verstärken
укрепля́тьukrepljátʹ, укрепи́тьukrepítʹ
(transitive)To secure and strengthen (a place, its walls, etc.) by installing fortifications or other military works.
(transitive)To add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content.
Sherry is made by fortifying wine.
verstärken
add alcohol to (beverages)
(intransitive)To install fortifications or other military works; also (sometimes figurative), to put up a defensive position.
(ambitransitive)To undergo, or cause to undergo, fortition.
(archaic, transitive)To make (something) structurally strong; to strengthen.
make strong or stronger
(obsolete, transitive)To provide (a city, a fortress, an army, etc.) with equipment or soldiers.

Examples

24 sentences

The city was fortified all about.
CC BY · Tatoeba · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Have you walked around the fortified city?
CC BY · Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It fortifies itself by utilising the available terrain.
CC BY · Tatoeba · timoteojohano · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
We will fortify the gates with iron bars.
CC BY · Tatoeba · ddnktr · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The city was well fortified except on this side.
deDie Stadt war gut befestigt mit Ausnahme dieser Seite.
CC BY · Tatoeba · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen:

to make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something) — see also strengthen:

to increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients:

to increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.); to put (it or them) in a defensive position:

Origin

From Late Middle English fortifien, fortfien (“to strengthen (a castle, etc.) from attack;

From Late Middle English fortifien, fortfien (“to strengthen (a castle, etc.) from attack; to strengthen (an army, etc.); to strengthen (a person), aid, support; to reinforce, support; to improve; to increase the efficacy of”), from Old French fortifier (modern French fortifier), from Late Latin fortificāre (“to strengthen, fortify”), from Latin fortis (“powerful, strong”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to ascend, rise up; to be elevated or up high”) or *dʰerǵʰ- (“to be firm; robust, strong”)) + -ficō (suffix forming causative or factitive, or other verbs).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source