fortify
verb (used with object)
to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
has fortified
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present perfectof fortify (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, India has fortified its energy supplies in recent weeks by significantly increasing imports from Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
USC: All the pieces are in place for a playoff berth in Year Two under Lincoln Riley, who returns 16 starters, has fortified his defense and welcomes back Heisman winner Caleb Williams.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
San Diego has fortified its roster this winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2021
He has fortified his remembrances with the coinages and maxims he dutifully recorded in decades’ worth of personal journals and which continue to spill naturally from his mouth.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
This conjecture the critic has fortified by such apt collocation and confrontation of passages that we may now reasonably accept it as an ascertained and memorable fact.
From The Age of Shakespeare by Algernon Charles Swinburne
