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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"
- the fortified border between North and South Korea
- fortify the levees to withstand more rain
- fortified milk
- ...the surest means will be to endeavour to fortify him against temptation, not to remove it out of his way.Anne Bronte -- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
- But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large.Num 13:28 (NET)
- calculated to rouse and fortify the mindJane Austen -- Persuasion
- And fortify it strongly 'gainst the French;Shakespeare -- King Henry V
- Burg, fortified place, stronghold, mount, barrow; protection; protector; family (163 [2886]).Unknown -- Beowulf
- Reflect: we are well equipped, well fortified, we number 54.Mark Twain -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- He wasn't really paying attention to it, but his hands had constructed a three-story compound with fortified walls, a moat, and a drawbridge.Rick Riordan -- The Battle of the Labyrinth
- There would remain nobody for him to be proud of, nobody to fortify him; for Elizabeth-Jane would soon be but as a stranger, and worse.Thomas Hardy -- The Mayor of Casterbridge
- So now they began to labour hard in fortifying the main entrance, and in remaking the road that led from it.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Hobbit
- This occasioned the leader to draw up his men in line with Tom's fortification.Zane Grey -- The Thundering Herd
- They're fortified with vitamins!"John Green -- Paper Towns
- Fortified by his good time at the Pickwells', Maniac returned to the McNabs'.Jerry Spinelli -- Maniac Magee
- Some, among the number Notre-Dame, were fortified.Victor Hugo -- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- And thus fortified, as I supposed, on every side, I began to profit by the strange immunities of my position.Robert Louis Stevenson -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- They say they've fortified the graben villages to the point where you cannot harm them.Frank Herbert -- Dune
- But the fortification isn't ready yet.Saul Bellow -- The Adventures of Augie March
- With little food, energy, hot cups of tea, or fortifying doses of herbs, no one had the strength to fight these nuisances.Lisa See -- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
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