ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fortified

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfɔɹtɪfaɪd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Fortified is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of fortify.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of fortify.

More Meanings

  1. A fortified wine.
  2. Having strong defenses.
  3. (nourishment) Being enriched with (additional) minerals and vitamins.

Example Sentences

Every day he becomes stronger against evil, and more fortified against temptation.
The DMZ was and is very fortified, probably as fortified as any border in the world.
In 1969 output of table wines exceeded that of fortifieds for the first time, and by 1973 more than twice as much table wine as fortified was being produced.
Similarly, this material world, the universe, is covered by seven layers, and one layer, the first layer is there, and the second layer is ten times thicker than the first layer. the third layer is ten times thicker than the second layer. In this way, this universe is covered tightly, very fortified.

Word Forms

Synonyms for fortified

Depending on context, synonyms include castellate, castellated, incastled, encastled, incastellated, encastellated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bastioned, secure, liqueur, spiked, walled, fortress.

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