fortified
part of speech
adjective (fortified); verb form of fortify (fortify, fortifies, fortified, fortifying)
meaning for a pupil
1) A fortified place has strong walls, towers or other defences to protect it from attack, like a castle or a walled town. tree →
2) Fortified food has extra vitamins or minerals added to make it healthier, like cereal fortified with iron. tree →
3) Fortified wine has strong alcohol added, like port or sherry. tree →
4) To be fortified is to feel stronger or braver, often after food or encouragement. tree →
5) To fortify yourself is to shut yourself inside a strong place to keep safe from attackers. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It describes cities with high walls and gates. The spies feared these walled cities of Canaan. Interpretation: The spies' fear of the fortified cities is read as a lack of trust in God's promise, and led to forty years in the wilderness. In the primary lessons: In history lessons it describes castles, forts and city walls; on food labels in science and health lessons it shows added nutrients. Phrases: «a fortified town», «fortified with vitamins», «fortified by a good breakfast».
examples
- and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep. (Torah NUM.32.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many. (Torah DEU.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are fierce, and the cities are fortified, and very great; and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. (Torah NUM.13.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who will bring me into the fortified city? (Writings PSA.60.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall; (Prophets ISA.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth; (Prophets JOS.19.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- The fortified town had thick stone walls. tree →
- Soldiers fortified the hill with ditches and fences. tree →
- This cereal is fortified with iron and vitamin D. tree →
- Fortified milk has extra vitamins added. tree →
- York is an old fortified city. tree →
- Fortified by hot soup, the explorers set off again. tree →
- The castle was so well fortified that nobody could get in. tree →
- Port is a fortified wine, which is only for adults. tree →
- Within a short time the two Generals reached the castle where Kokai had fortified himself. tree →
note
Fortify changes y to i: fortifies, fortified. Fortified food is still ordinary food; the label tells you what was added. A fort is a fortified building.
In the corpora
- and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
- All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many.
- And the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth;
- He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
- And upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fortified» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.