fortify
verb (used with object)
to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
have fortified
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present perfectof fortify.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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If anything, adversity seems only to have fortified these musicians, which may in part account for Mr. Noseda’s decision in March 2025 to renew his contract with the NSO through 2030-31, its centennial season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Many residents of southern Israeli towns have fortified areas in their homes that function as bomb shelters and on Saturday they were using them as panic rooms.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2023
While other ransomware targets have fortified and segmented networks, encrypting data and mandating multi-factor authentication, school systems have reacted slower.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Ahead of that counteroffensive, Russian forces have fortified their defenses, primarily by moving a lot of dirt around.
From Washington Times ● May 8, 2023
There are certain theories in regard to the causes of the present war, which are so generally accepted as to have fortified themselves strongly in the principle of 'magna est veritas et prevalebit.'
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
