English-Thai Dictionary

fortify

VT สร้าง ป้อมปราการ  จัด การป้องกัน  barricade entrench sang-pom-pra-kan

 

fortify

VT เพิ่มคุณ ค่า อาหาร  poem-kun-ka-ar-han

 

fortify

VT เสริม ความ แข็งแกร่ง  ทำให้ แข็งแรง  เสริมกำลัง  soem-kwam-kaeng-kraeng

 

fortify

VT ให้กำลังใจ  เสริมกำลัง ใจ  hai-kam-lang-jai

 

fortify against

PHRV ทำให้ แข็งแรง เพื่อ (ป้องกัน การ โจมตี  เช่น  ขุด สนาม เพลาะ  ป้อม  กำแพง  tam-hai-kaeng-raeng-puei

 

fortify with

PHRV ทำให้ แข็งแรง ด้วย  tam-hai-kaeng-raeng-duai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORTIFY

v.t. 1. To surround with a wall, ditch, palisades or other works, with a view to defend against the attacks of an enemy; to strengthen and secure by forts, batteries and other works of art; as, to fortify a city, town or harbor.
2. To strengthen against any attack; as, to fortify the mind against sudden calamity.
3. To confirm; to add strength and firmness to; as, to fortify an opinion or resolution; to fortify hope or desire.
4. To furnish with strength or means of resisting force, violence or assault.

 

FORTIFY

v.i.To raise strong places.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORTIFY

For "ti *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fortified; p. pr. & vb. n.Fortifying.] Etym: [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + - ficare (in comp. ) to make. See Fort, and -fy. ]

 

1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.

 

FORTIFY

FORTIFY For "ti *fy, v. i.

 

Defn: To raise defensive works. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fortify

for ti fy |ˈfôrtəˌfī ˈfɔrdəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( fortifies, fortifying, fortified ) [ with obj. ] strengthen (a place ) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack: the whole town was heavily fortified | (as adj. fortified ) : a fortified manor house. • strengthen or invigorate (someone ) mentally or physically: I was fortified by the knowledge that I was in a sympathetic house. • (often as adj. fortified ) strengthen (a drink ) with alcohol: fortified wine. • increase the nutritive value of (food ), esp. with vitamins. DERIVATIVES for ti fi a ble adjective, for ti fi er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French fortifier, from late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

fortify

fortify |ˈfɔːtɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( fortifies, fortifying, fortified ) [ with obj. ] 1 provide (a place ) with defensive works as protection against attack: the whole town was heavily fortified | (as adj. fortified ) : a fortified manor house. • strengthen (someone ) mentally or physically: the girl was fortified by her religious faith. 2 (often as adj. fortified ) add spirits to (wine ) to make port, sherry, etc.: fortified wine. • increase the nutritive value of (food ) by adding vitamins. DERIVATIVES fortifiable adjective, fortifier noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French fortifier, from late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fortify

fortify verb 1 the knights fortified their citadel: build defenses around, strengthen, secure, protect. ANTONYMS weaken, expose. 2 the wall had been fortified: strengthen, reinforce, toughen, consolidate, bolster, shore up, brace, buttress. ANTONYMS weaken. 3 I'll have a drink to fortify me: invigorate, strengthen, energize, enliven, liven up, animate, vitalize, rejuvenate, restore, revive, refresh; informal pep up, buck up, give a shot in the arm to. ANTONYMS sedate, subdue.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fortify

fortify verb 1 the knights fortified their citadel as a defence against raids: build defences round, strengthen with defensive works, secure, protect, surround; rare embattle, rampart, mound. 2 such a timber enclosure may have been fortified by a masonry wall: strengthen, reinforce, toughen, consolidate, bolster, shore up, brace, buttress, stiffen, support, hold up. ANTONYMS weaken. 3 he fortified himself with a large tot of rum: invigorate, strengthen, energize, enliven, liven up, animate, vitalize, rejuvenate, restore, revive, refresh; galvanize, dynamize, fire up, rouse, motivate, boost, perk up, stimulate, inspire, pick up, embolden, give courage to, encourage, cheer, hearten, buoy up, reassure, make confident, brace, sustain; informal pep up, buck up, give a shot in the arm to; rare activate, inspirit. ANTONYMS sedate; subdue. 4 fortified wine: add spirits /alcohol to, strengthen. ANTONYMS dilute. 5 breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamins: add vitamins /minerals to, boost, improve; informal beef up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fortify

for ti fy /fɔ́ː r təfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈都市 〉を要塞 （ようさい ）化する, 防備する .2 〈感情など 〉を鼓舞する, 〈態度など 〉を奨励する .3 〈人 〉を (精神的 肉体的に )元気にする (!しばしば受け身で ) .4 〖通例be -fied 〗〈食品が 〉【ビタミンで 】(栄養 )強化された «with » ; 〈酒が 〉 (アルコール度を )高められた .