01 v. t. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
imp. & p. p.
Fortified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fortifying
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1.
To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.“Timidity was fortified by pride.” — Gibbon.“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.