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What does fortify mean?

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Verb
  1. (To strengthen military defenses): castellate, incastle, incastellate; see also strengthen and secure
  2. (figuratively) To impart strength or vigor to.
  3. (wine) To add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content. [from 1880]
  4. (food) To increase the nutritional value of food by adding ingredients. [from 1939]
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The headman invited a witchdoctor to cleanse his homestead and fortify him against evil forces.
He challenged the business community to fortify their products and iodise domestic salts to add nutritional value.
Both forces used earth and logs to fortify their defensive fighting positions while fighting the 1864 Overland Campaign.
These early chapters fortify the reader for the intense examination of economic policy that follows and comprises the bulk of the book.
When it did have to fortify a place, they used a few soldiers, rather than any serious fortification.
Pharmacy educators should use this text along with others to fortify the pharmacy student's knowledge of pharmaceutics.

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