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

The sweet, fortified wine that tastes much like the meaty innards of a plump, golden raisin brought out notes of yeast in the olive oil ice cream. —Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025

The restaurant also had beautiful views of the Three Cities of Malta, a trio of fortified villages across the harbor. —Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025

Fortified Breakfast Cereals Many fortified breakfast cereals have up to 25% of your daily value needs of zinc, depending on the type. —Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025

Even vitamin D–rich foods like salmon or fortified cereals don’t contain enough to cause toxicity when eaten in normal amounts. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2025

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