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For"ti*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fortified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fortifying.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Fort, and -fy.] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
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Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon.
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Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
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For"ti*fy, v. i. To raise defensive works. Milton.
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