fortified

for·ti·fied
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US/ˈfɔɹtɪfaɪd/UK/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪd/

noun

A fortified wine.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of fortify

    Synonyms: castellate, castellated, incastled, encastled, incastellated, encastellated

nounfortified (plural fortifieds)

plural fortifieds

  1. A fortified wine.

    In 1969 output of table wines exceeded that of fortifieds for the first time, and by 1973 more than twice as much table wine as fortified was being produced.

    2012, Barbara Santich, Bold Palates: Australia's Gastronomic Heritage, page 136
adjectivefortified (comparative more fortified, superlative most fortified)

comparative more fortified · superlative most fortified

  1. Having strong defenses.

    Every day he becomes stronger against evil, and more fortified against temptation.

    1858, James Carter, Six Sermons, more or less bearing on the application of Christian principles to the circumstances of the present age, etc, page 37
    2 more examples

    Similarly, this material world, the universe, is covered by seven layers, and one layer, the first layer is there, and the second layer is ten times thicker than the first layer. the third layer is ten times thicker than the second layer. In this way, this universe is covered tightly, very fortified.

    2019, Raj Behera, Pink Conch

    The DMZ was and is very fortified, probably as fortified as any border in the world.

    2014, Phillip C. Schaefer, Dartmouth Veterans: Vietnam Perspectives, page 63
  2. nourishmentBeing enriched with (additional) minerals and vitamins.
    1 more example

    Fortified milk is cow’s milk that contains extra vitamins and minerals that are not naturally found in milk in significant amounts. Typically, vitamins D and A are added to milk sold in the United States. However, milk can be fortified with various other nutrients, including zinc, iron, and folic acid.

    2019 September 3, SaVanna Shoemaker, “What Is Fortified Milk? Benefits and Uses”, in Healthline

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivesecured with bastions or fortifications

adjectivehaving something added to increase the strength

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἐρυμνός
  • ἐρυμνός (erumnós)used as adjective
Danish befæstet, styrket
  • befæstetused as adjective
  • styrketused as adjective
Esperanto fortika
  • fortikaused as adjective
German befestigt
  • befestigtused as adjective
Latin tutus
  • tutusused as adjective
Norwegian Bokmål befestet
  • befestetused as adjective
Polish ufortyfikowany
  • ufortyfikowanyused as adjective
Portuguese fortificado
  • fortificadoused as adjective
Romanian fortificat
  • fortificatused as adjective
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APA

fortified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortified

MLA

“fortified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortified. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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