All 4 Uses of
fortify
in
David Copperfield
- CHAPTER 24 MY FIRST DISSIPATION It was a wonderfully fine thing to have that lofty castle to myself, and to feel, when I shut my outer door, like Robinson Crusoe, when he had got into his fortification, and pulled his ladder up after him.†
Chpt 22-24
- It completely conveyed the idea of a man who had been born, not to say with a silver spoon, but with a scaling-ladder, and had gone on mounting all the heights of life one after another, until now he looked, from the top of the fortifications, with the eye of a philosopher and a patron, on the people down in the trenches.†
Chpt 25-27
- For some time Mrs. Crupp could only lay her hand upon her nankeen bosom, and fortify herself against returning pain with sips of her medicine.†
Chpt 25-27 *
- 'I have no hesitation in saying,' said Mr. Chillip, fortifying himself with another sip of negus, 'between you and me, sir, that her mother died of it — or that tyranny, gloom, and worry have made Mrs. Murdstone nearly imbecile.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
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(fortify) to make strongerin various senses, including:
- to add defensive fortifications to a site to withstand attack -- as in "fortify the camp"
- to make a structure or organization stronger -- as in "fortify the wall"
- to inspire emotional and mental strength -- as in "fortify her spirits"
- to strengthen an argument -- as in "fortify our argument"
- to add nutrients to increase the healthfulness -- as in "bread fortified with folic acid and iron"
- to add alcohol to make a drink stronger and/or less prone to spoiling -- as in "port, sherry, madeira, and other fortified wines"