Coerced vs Fortify - What's the difference?
coerced | fortify |
(coerce), being forced
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
(computing) to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
To impart strength or vigor to.
* Sir Walter Scott
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To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.
* 1979 , Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
As verbs the difference between coerced and fortify
is that coerced is (coerce), being forced while fortify is to increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.coerced
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(head)coerce
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(coerc)Synonyms
* compel * bully * dragoonDerived terms
* coercion * coercer * coercee * coercibleExternal links
* * English transitive verbs ----fortify
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(en-verb)- Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution.
- 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.
