Fôr'ti-fy1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. FORTIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. FORTIFYING.] [Fr. fortifier, Pr. & Sp. fortificar, It. & Lat. fortificare, from Lat. fortis, strong, and facere, to make.]
Sense 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
He's fortified against any denial. Shak.
Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon.
Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. W. Scott.
Sense 2. To strengthen and secure by forts, batteries, and other works of art; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces, or capable of standing a siege.