fortified

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adjective

for·​ti·​fied ˈfȯr-tə-ˌfīd 

1

: made stronger or more secure

a fortified city

fortified bridges

2

: improved or enhanced through the addition of one or more ingredients: such as

a

: having the alcohol content increased by the addition of distilled grape spirits during fermentation

Since Port is a fortified wine, it is fermented to about 5 percent alcohol, then brandy is added to arrive at a level of 20 percent alcohol.

—James Suckling

b

: enriched (as with vitamins or minerals) so that nutritional value is improved

fortified milk

fortified

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past tense and past participle of fortify

Examples of fortified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

For 35 years, his Virginia Beach firm has engineered fortified homes and shelters for private clients and the military, including a nearly 15,000-square-foot refuge in the Appalachian Mountains and compounds hidden in the Rockies. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

This settlement has resulted in a kind of MAGA utopia, a fortified Xanadu where children can play in the front yard. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

The central reaction occurs inside a fortified vacuum chamber. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Caesar described Lutetia as a fortified town on an island in the Seine, and wrote that its inhabitants burned the settlement and destroyed its bridges as Roman troops approached. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fortified

• fortified wine

Rhymes for fortified

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide