fortifying
Meaning of fortifying
verb, gerund or present participle
- provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack.
the enclave has been heavily fortified in recent years
- add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry, or a similar drink.
the wine is aged in oak barrels and fortified with French brandy
late Middle English: from French fortifier, from late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong’.
Information about fortifying
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of fortifying
for-ti-fy-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- fortifying is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
fortifying synonyms
Meaning protect against threats; make safe:
Meaning keep safe from harm or injury:
Meaning be all round (someone or something):
Meaning make (an army) ready for battle:
Meaning fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart:
Meaning heap up into a rounded pile:
Meaning make or become stronger:
Meaning strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material:
Meaning make or become stronger or more resilient:
Meaning strengthen (one's position or power):
Meaning support or strengthen:
Meaning make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support:
Meaning increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce:
Meaning make or become stronger or more steadfast:
Meaning give approval, comfort, or encouragement to:
fortifying antonyms
Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:
Meaning make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it:
Words that rhyme with fortifying
betra'ying, Maying, abraying, affraying, alaying, allaying, apaying, appaying, arraying, assaying, baying, belaying, bendaying, beraying, betraying, bewraying, bioassaying, braying, bricklaying, cardplaying, causewaying, claying, daying, decaying, deejaying, defraying, delaying, denaying, deraying, disarraying, dismaying, displaying, doomsaying, downplaying, draying, effraying, embaying, endplaying, essaying, estraying, faying, flaying, foraying, forelaying, foresaying, forraying, forsaying, fraying, gainsaying, gatewaying
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