EGAVE

fortify

About 0.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen. To support (one's or someone's opinion, statement, etc.) by producing evidence, etc.; to confirm, to corroborate. To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Soy milk is often fortified with calcium.
  2. verb To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
  3. verb To support (one's or someone's opinion, statement, etc.) by producing evidence, etc.; to confirm, to corroborate.
  4. verb To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Soy milk is often fortified with calcium.
  5. verb To impart fortitude or moral strength to (someone or their determination, or something); to encourage. To make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces.
  6. verb To impart fortitude or moral strength to (someone or their determination, or something); to encourage.
  7. verb To make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces.
  8. verb To make (something) structurally strong; to strengthen.

Similar words

fort gird build up spike lace beef up strengthen arm bolster enhance

Often followed by

the their his themselves it and himself them a our

Word family

fortified fortifier fortifiers fortifies fortifying

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