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fortified
[ fawr-tuh-fahyd ]
adjective
- protected or strengthened against attack; provided with defensive military works:
Jim’s platoon was the reserve force for his company's coordinated assault on a heavily fortified hill.
- given strength or vigor, as by food or drink:
She rejoined her companions, toting snacks and goodies in her pack, and the newly fortified hikers continued on their way the next day.
- Nutrition. having one or more ingredients added, as vitamins, minerals, etc., to increase nutritional value:
The fortified flour helps reduce anemia and enhance micronutrient uptake.
- (of wine or the like) having extra alcohol added:
Marsala, a fortified wine sweetened with concentrated grape juice, comes from Sicily.
- strengthened mentally or morally:
From this new perspective, he looked upon the impossible task with fortified courage.
- having ingredients, elements, or features added in order to increase effectiveness or withstand strain or wear:
The new, fortified design standards aim at strengthening buildings and infrastructure against high winds, flooding, and fire.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of fortify ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ú´Ç°ù·³Ù¾±Â·´Ú¾±±ð»å adjective
- ·É±ð±ô±ô-´Ú´Ç°ù·³Ù¾±Â·´Ú¾±±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fortified1
Example Sentences
As a "last resort" once all other food is exhausted, it has emergency stocks of fortified nutritional biscuits for 415,000 people.
Many athletes eventually return from their ACL injuries stronger than ever, with hamstring and quad muscles fully fortified around their surgically repaired knee.
What hope had been fortified in the first half Wednesday had faded by the second.
The more houses with defensible space, the more fortified the entire neighborhood.
Foods high in vitamin D include fatty fish like salmon, sardines, freshwater rainbow trout, fortified dairy products and egg yolks.
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