fortified

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

Examples of fortified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year, the celebrations moved into fortified bomb shelters as the country wages war against Iran’s modern-day leaders. —ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026

These are all fortified with vitamin D and provide the same amount of calcium. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026

The memo warns that surviving operators relocated mirror servers and sensitive data to civilian infrastructure, including basements in central Caracas and the heavily fortified vaults of the Central Bank of Venezuela. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

The Crusaders built fortified castles to protect their new territories, and the two sides traded control of those territories over the centuries, until the era ended in 1291. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fortified

• fortified wine

Rhymes for fortified

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