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fortifying

verb

Etymology

From fortify + -ing.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to ascend, rise up; to be elevated or up high”
  2. derived from fortis — “powerful, strong”
  3. derived from fortificō
  4. derived from fortifier
  5. inherited from fortifien
  6. suffixed as fortifying — “fortify + ing”

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of fortify

  2. The process by which something is fortified.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA