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fortified

fortified

5.1
A place with walls and towers that protect it
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔrtɪfaɪd/
translation icon : fortificado
  • The village had a fortified wall to protect against invaders.

He says that it's like a well fortified tyranny.

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Examples

  • The sector was excellently fortified, with very broad, exceptionally strong wire entanglements and good deep dugouts.

  • Here the Punic fleet was drawn ashore in a fortified coastal camp.

  • This wasn't supposed to be an attack in defense of a fortified position, but it ended up being just that.

  • Attacks against fortified IRC barracks, on the other hand, were a much more complex affair.

  • This is on the room that has clearly been fortified, and it's got some kind of makeshift bed and angry paint markings on the wall.

  • It's southern flank, on a well fortified redoubt at Monte Medullano.

  • According to Old Norse sagas, they had a fortified base on the Baltic coast at Yamsburg.

  • The soldiers took refuge in a fortified castle during the siege.

  • They built a fortified outpost on the hill to monitor enemy movements.

Synonyms

bastioned
vsfortified
9.3

Having strong walls or defenses like a fortress

is broader and covers many defensive works not only bastions
to walled
vsfortified
4.1

To build a wall around something to protect or separate it

is wider and refers to any strengthening method beyond just walls
moated
vsfortified
8.1

Has a wide water-filled ditch around it for protection

is more general and covers many defensive works not limited to a ditch

Antonyms

vulnerable
581 4.0

At risk of being harmed, attacked or influenced

unfortified
5.8

Has no protection by walls or added vitamins

Compounds

fortified wine
1 4.8

A wine with extra alcohol added, like brandy

How Fortified

impregnable
10 7.9
fortified
5.1

Surface Forms

fortified positive

Morphology

fortified = fortify (transparent) = fort + ify + ed

'Fortify' combines 'fort' with the verb-forming '-ify'; while '-ify' clearly means 'make', the link between 'fort' (a fortress) and the abstract sense 'make strong' may be less obvious to learners.

Etymology

Fortified comes from the Latin root fortis meaning 'strong' and is related to fort, a strong place. So a fortified town or castle was made 'strong' with walls and towers to stop attacks.