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{
"term": "fortify",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "fortify",
"heSheIt": "fortifies"
},
"pastSimple": "fortified",
"pastParticiple": "fortified",
"ingForm": "fortifying"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make a place more able to resist attack, especially by building high walls",
"sensetop": "fortify something (against somebody/something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a fortified town"
},
{
"text": "They fortified the area against attack."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make somebody/yourself feel stronger, braver, etc.",
"sensetop": "fortify somebody/yourself (against somebody/something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink."
},
{
"text": "Although fortified by its election success, the government remains cautious in its policies."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to make a feeling or an attitude stronger",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The news merely fortified their determination."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to increase the strength or quality of food or drink by adding something to it",
"sensetop": "(be) fortified(be) fortified with something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Sherry is **fortified wine** *(= wine with extra alcohol added)*.",
"contextForm": "(be) fortified"
},
{
"text": "cereal fortified with extra vitamins",
"contextForm": "(be) fortified with something"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortify__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪz/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortifies__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪd/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortified__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortifying__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪ/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortify__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪz/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortifies__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪd/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortified__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "fo/fortify/fortifying__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French fortifier, from late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong’."
}