fortify
fortify
definition
verb
the whole town was heavily fortified
strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.
example
Pharmacy educators should use this text along with others to 'fortify' the pharmacy student's knowledge of pharmaceutics.
The headman invited a witchdoctor to cleanse his homestead and 'fortify' him against evil forces.
Achieving both can 'fortify' a region militarily and put its economy on par with the world's best.
Both forces used earth and logs to 'fortify' their defensive fighting positions while fighting the 1864 Overland Campaign.
When it did have to 'fortify' a place, they used a few soldiers, rather than any serious fortification.
Bonny Doon Vineyard of Santa Cruz uses grape spirits to 'fortify' Framboise, its raspberry wine.
Gwen hugged her niece and led her inside for something to 'fortify' her for the days to come.
But I'm not made of such stern stuff and to 'fortify' me for the festivities I'm off to my hotel for a few hours' kip.
Steak and ale pie, the local bitter and a leisurely read of the latest issue of The Chap were just the thing to 'fortify' me for a pilgrimage to the Pitt Rivers Museum.
In the old days, a dose of spirit was added to 'fortify' the wines for a voyage to England or farther shores.
Alcohol was sometimes added in order to 'fortify' the wine and make it more tolerant of oxygen, but more sophisticated markets didn't want the overly alcoholic wines.
This rejection of the so-called ordinary appears to 'fortify' these women, giving them a feeling of entitlement to something different and better.
Creative projects, on the other hand, 'fortify' you now and in the future.
The baby sitter and the taxi both arrived early, requiring me to rush through the beers I had set aside to 'fortify' me.
It is a habit that will 'fortify' the child's character and help him grow into a well-balanced, beautiful person.
These early chapters 'fortify' the reader for the intense examination of economic policy that follows and comprises the bulk of the book.
In this mode you make a custom fighter, then you go through a tactical game of taking enemy strongholds to 'fortify' your battlefield position.
Maybe it's a job that 'fortifies' us, maybe a lover.
I suspect that they never mention the wines, spirits and 'fortified' liquids they use to marinate this, flambé that and simmer the other because it's all so easy.
He immediately set up a defensive perimeter and 'fortified' his area.
Bukowski orders two glasses of Wild Irish Rose 'fortified' wine.
The kingdom shall be protected by 'fortifying' the capital and the towns at the frontiers.
Ideally, red and 'fortified' wines should stand upright for about a week before the event to adjust slowly to the increased temperature and to enable any sediment to settle at the bottom of the bottle.
Madeira is 'fortified' wine, just like the other wines in our report.
After all, milk has been 'fortified' with vitamins A and D for years.
But many foods are 'fortified' with iron, and too much increases your risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
While our oil 'fortifier' clings to parts preventing dry starts, most of it is removed at each oil change, so it must be added each time new oil is added.
Councilors made much of the fact that it was strongly 'fortified' , making escape difficult for the inmates.
Such diets are heavy in iron, and most cereals are 'fortified' with the mineral even though that's unnecessary.
Because many American foods are 'fortified' with vitamin A, deficiency is very rare in individuals who do not have certain chronic intestinal illnesses.
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