英语词汇“fortify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fortifyfortify /ˈfɔrt̮əˌfaɪ/ verb (fortifies, fortified, fortifying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYfortify

Origin: 1400-1500 French fortifier, from Latin fortis strong

VERB TABLE

fortify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	fortify
	he, she, it	fortifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fortified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fortified
	he, she, it	has fortified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fortified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will fortify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fortified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am fortifying
	he, she, it	is fortifying
	you, we, they	are fortifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was fortifying
	you, we, they	were fortifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been fortifying
	he, she, it	has been fortifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been fortifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be fortifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been fortifying

1to build towers, walls, etc. around an area or city in order to defend it: Concrete blocks were piled high to fortify the government center.2to encourage an attitude or feeling and make it stronger SYN strengthen: fortify somebody with something His mother was a heroic woman who fortified her children with faith in the future.3[usually passive] to make food or drinks more healthy by adding vitamins to them: fortify something with something orange juice fortified with calcium4to make someone feel physically or mentally stronger: fortify yourself Several performers fortified themselves at the bar (=drank alcohol to make themselves feel stronger) before going on stage.