fortify
ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ
definition
verb
the whole town was heavily fortified
strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.
example
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.
Both forces used earth and logs to 'fortify' their defensive fighting positions while fighting the 1864 Overland Campaign.
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.
The headman invited a witchdoctor to cleanse his homestead and 'fortify' him against evil forces.
In this mode you make a custom fighter, then you go through a tactical game of taking enemy strongholds to 'fortify' your battlefield position.
Gwen hugged her niece and led her inside for something to 'fortify' her for the days to come.
Bonny Doon Vineyard of Santa Cruz uses grape spirits to 'fortify' Framboise, its raspberry wine.
When it did have to 'fortify' a place, they used a few soldiers, rather than any serious fortification.
This rejection of the so-called ordinary appears to 'fortify' these women, giving them a feeling of entitlement to something different and better.
These early chapters 'fortify' the reader for the intense examination of economic policy that follows and comprises the bulk of the book.
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.
Creative projects, on the other hand, 'fortify' you now and in the future.
Achieving both can 'fortify' a region militarily and put its economy on par with the world's best.
The baby sitter and the taxi both arrived early, requiring me to rush through the beers I had set aside to 'fortify' me.
In the old days, a dose of spirit was added to 'fortify' the wines for a voyage to England or farther shores.
It is a habit that will 'fortify' the child's character and help him grow into a well-balanced, beautiful person.
Pharmacy educators should use this text along with others to 'fortify' the pharmacy student's knowledge of pharmaceutics.
That would be Madeira, sweet white wines 'fortified' with brandy and named for an island off the coast of North Africa where they are crafted.
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.
The wines were laid out by styles, rather than countries, so they were divided into light and rich whites, and light, medium and rich reds and sparkling, 'fortified' and dessert wines.
But I just ask the Minister, taking into account all the interruptions, why 'fortified' wine was not included in this legislation.
Having read this outline, I was 'fortified' in my belief that a ‘conservative’ I am.
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.
The original fort had 31 'fortified' positions, and after the War of Attrition, five would be sealed with sand, bringing the total number down to 26.
A 50-member delegation comprised of officials, rail workers and journalists from each side attended the ceremonies held in the heavily 'fortified' area.
I came in from the sides like a well drilled eighteenth century army attacking some 'fortified' town in the Low Countries.
For the next 50 years, the Babich Brothers' winery, like so many new world ventures, made largely 'fortified' wines for their own domestic market.
Margarine is 'fortified' with added vitamins A and D to bring their levels up to those naturally present in butter.
Depending on the style of the wine, sherry is 'fortified' with grape spirit known as aguardiente to between 15.5 and 22 per cent.
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