Verb

(en-verb)

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

Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution.

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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)

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.

Verb

(prepar)

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.

* Bible, Psalms cvii. 36

that they may prepare a city for habitation

* Dryden

our souls, not yet prepared for upper light

To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

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To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.