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fortified

fortified

4.1
Food and drink with added vitamins or alcohol
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔrtɪˌfaɪd/
translation icon : fortificado
  • Many breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamins and minerals to improve their nutritional value.

They've actually put lots of things on labels that is now fortified with this.

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Examples

  • So the key dietary sources would be the fortified dairy products, fortified cereals and juices and fatty fish.

  • Grains of all kinds are fortified or enriched, which means they're sprayed with the chemical folic acid.

  • They've actually put lots of things on labels that is now fortified with this.

  • Just get fortified or enriched foods out of your kids diet for one week.

  • They see you fortified with vitamins and minerals.

  • Most wheat and grains are are fortified with folic acid.

  • So don't waste your time and money on fortified juices or cereals or breads.

  • WE'RE DOING MARKET RESEARCH TODAY ON A NEW PRODUCT CALLED POWER-PACK PROTEIN PUDDING WITH FORTIFIED ZAPPY-OCA.

  • All white flour, white rice, white bread, white pasta, grains of all kinds are fortified or enriched, which means they're sprayed with the chemical folic acid.

  • Children should eat fortified foods, like milk and bread, to ensure they get enough nutrients.

Synonyms

strengthened
vsfortified
3.0

Has extra support to make it stronger

means adding substances to food or drink for nutritional value

Antonyms

1 3.4

Made less strong by mixing with water or something else

Has no protection by walls or added vitamins

Compounds

A wine with extra alcohol added, like brandy

How Fortified

fortified
4.1

Surface Forms

fortified positive

Morphology

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

'Fortify' is formed with the verb-forming '-ify' added to a form related to 'fort'; '-ify' signals 'make', but the historical link of the root may be less evident to learners.

Etymology

Fortified comes from the Latin root fortis meaning 'strong', and a helpful image is 'making something stronger'. So fortified food or drink has extra vitamins, minerals, or even added brandy to make it 'stronger' or more nourishing.