fortified

adjdefended

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adj defended

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Word Origin & History

early 15c., "increase efficacy" (of medicine); mid-15c., "provide (a town) with walls and defenses," from Old French fortifiier (14c.) "to fortify, strengthen," from Late Latin fortificare "to strengthen, make strong," from Latin fortis "strong" (see fort) + facere "to make" (see factitious).

Sense of "to strengthen mentally or morally" is from late 15c. Meaning "add liquor or alcohol" is from 1880. Related: Fortified; fortifying.

Example Sentences for fortified

The place chosen for the fortified city of the Cymry was among the mountains.

Thus armed and fortified, do you think they'll ask other reference of their nurse?

These fortified points had to be attacked generally or not at all.

This position had been fortified with trenches and wire entanglements.

They fled to their fortified town on the shore of Lake Canandaigua.

It was the spirit he had imbibed that had fortified him for the time.

This fortified his courage, and he got up to put out the lamps in the staircase and corridors.

After this exploit he beat a retreat, retiring into Thespiae, where he fortified their citadel for them.

The position is fortified, and garrisoned with a company of the Permanent force.

It is fortified, having two gates to the land and one to the sea.

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