fortified

2 definitions found

fortified - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fortified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Fortifying.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis
     strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Fort, and -fy.]
     1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish
        with power to resist attack.
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              Timidity was fortified by pride.      --Gibbon.
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              Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to
              fortify his resolution.               --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by
        surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works;
        to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
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fortified - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fortified
      adj 1: secured with bastions or fortifications [syn:
             bastioned, fortified]
      2: having something added to increase the strength; "fortified
         wine"