fortified

«fortified» in Mova's school dictionary: A fortified place has strong walls, towers or other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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.