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Webster 1913 Edition
Fortify
For′ti-fy
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fortified
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fortifying
.] 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.
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.
For′ti-fy
,Verb.
I.
To raise defensive works.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fortify
FOR'TIFY
, v.t.1.
To surround with a wall, ditch, palisades or other works, with a view to defend against the attacks of an enemy; to strengthen and secure by forts, batteries and other works of art; as, to fortify a city, town or harbor.2.
To strengthen against any attack; as, to fortify the mind against sudden calamity.3.
To confirm; to add strength and firmness to; as, to fortify an opinion or resolution; to fortify hope or desire.4.
To furnish with strength or means of resisting force, violence or assault.FOR'TIFY
,Verb.
I.