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Meaning of fortify

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fortify
      v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen
           your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two
           countries" [syn: {strengthen}, {beef up}, {fortify}] [ant:
           {weaken}]
      2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: {fortify},
         {fort}]
      3: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is
         girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are
         building up on the Iraqi border" [syn: {arm}, {build up},
         {fortify}, {gird}] [ant: {demilitarise}, {demilitarize},
         {disarm}]
      4: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
      5: add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" [syn:
         {spike}, {lace}, {fortify}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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