fortify
part of speech
verb (fortify, fortifies, fortified, fortifying)
meaning for a pupil
1) To fortify a place is to make it stronger against attack by building walls, towers or ditches. tree →
2) To fortify yourself is to make yourself stronger or braver, for example with food, a drink or encouragement. tree →
3) To fortify food is to add extra vitamins or minerals to it: «fortified cereal». tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons, castles, towns and hill forts were fortified with walls, moats and gates. In science and healthy-eating lessons, cereals and milk are fortified with vitamins and iron. In stories, a hero «fortified himself with a cup of tea». Phrases: «a fortified town», «fortified with vitamins», «fortify yourself».
examples
- The Normans fortified the town with stone walls. tree →
- The castle was fortified with a moat and drawbridge. tree →
- This cereal is fortified with iron and vitamins. tree →
- She fortified herself with a big breakfast before the race. tree →
- The soldiers fortified the hill. tree →
- Fortified foods help people get enough vitamin D. tree →
note
Spelling: fortify → fortifies, fortified (y → i). Nouns: fortification, fort, fortress. «Fortified wine» is wine with extra alcohol added.
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 «fortify» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.