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What does fortify mean?

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Verb
  1. (To strengthen military defenses): castellate, incastle, incastellate; see also strengthen and secure
  2. (figuratively) To impart strength or vigor to.
  3. (wine) To add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content. [from 1880]
  4. (food) To increase the nutritional value of food by adding ingredients. [from 1939]
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He challenged the business community to fortify their products and iodise domestic salts to add nutritional value.
The baby sitter and the taxi both arrived early, requiring me to rush through the beers I had set aside to fortify me.
In the old days, a dose of spirit was added to fortify the wines for a voyage to England or farther shores.
These early chapters fortify the reader for the intense examination of economic policy that follows and comprises the bulk of the book.
Gwen hugged her niece and led her inside for something to fortify her for the days to come.
The headman invited a witchdoctor to cleanse his homestead and fortify him against evil forces.

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