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fortress
English
Etymology
Early 14 c., from Old French forteresce, forteresse, forterece (“strong place, fortification”) [from 12th c.], variant of fortelesse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis (“strong”) (see fort) +? -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality or condition. French -ess, from Latin -itia is also in words such as duress, largesse and riches. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old French, compare orne (“elm”) from ulmus; chartre from cartula and chapitre from capitulum.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f??.t??s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.t??s/
- Hyphenation: fort?ress
Noun
fortress (plural fortresses)
- A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
- (chess) A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.
Synonyms
- bastion, stronghold, bulwark
Translations
See also
- fortalice, fortilice
Verb
fortress (third-person singular simple present fortresses, present participle fortressing, simple past and past participle fortressed)
- (transitive) To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard, to fortify.
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fortify
English
Etymology
From Old French fortifier, from Latin fortific?.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f??t?fa?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??t?fa?/
- Hyphenation: for?ti?fy
Verb
fortify (third-person singular simple present fortifies, present participle fortifying, simple past and past participle fortified)
- (military) To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces. [from early 15th c.]
- (figuratively) To impart strength or vigor to.
- (wine) To add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content. [from 1880]
- (food) To increase the nutritional value of food by adding ingredients. [from 1939]
- 1979, Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
- Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.
- 1979, Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
Synonyms
- (To strengthen military defenses): castellate, incastle, incastellate; see also strengthen and secure
- (To impart strength): See also Thesaurus:strengthen
Derived terms
- biofortify
Related terms
- fort
- fortification
- fortress
Translations
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