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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fortify /ˈfɔːtɪfʌɪ/
▶verb (fortifies, fortifying, fortified)
  • 1 provide with defensive works as protection against attack.
  • 2 invigorate or encourage.
  • 3 (often as adj. fortified) add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry, etc.

    ■ increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins.
– derivatives
fortifiable adjective,
fortifier noun.
– origin ME: from Fr. fortifier, from late L. fortificare, from L. fortis ‘strong’.



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