to fortify

Examples

• All

• The bartender suggested fortifying my wine with a little whiskey for a more robust taste.

• He'll buy himself a bottle of that fortified wine, drink it all up, and sleep in his truck or in the woods somewhere.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Atop the counter stood three bottles of fortified wine.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Hanson paused to summon a waiter and fortify himself with another glass of port.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I've been up all night delivering Mrs McKenzie of twins... without so much as a dram to fortify me.

  Whisky Galore (2016)

• Rosenberg was fortifying himself with brandy while Cairo drank strong tea.

  Fiction book (1999)

• To enhance the flavor, she decided to fortify the sangria with some fresh fruit brandy.

Synonyms

L

to lace

vsto fortify

• NSFW

47 7.7

To secretly add alcohol or drugs to a drink

aims specifically to increase alcoholic strength rather than add other substances

S

to spike

vsto fortify

• NSFW

40 7.2

To put alcohol into a drink secretly

is done openly to increase alcoholic strength without secrecy

L

to liquor

vsto fortify

8 7.0

To add alcohol to food or give people alcoholic drinks

focuses on increasing alcoholic strength rather than supplying drinks

A

to alcoholize

vsto fortify

8.8

To add alcohol to food or drink to make it alcoholic

adds alcohol specifically to increase alcoholic strength in beverages

C

to chaptalize

vsto fortify

• Specialized

9.9

To add sugar to grape juice or fermenting wine to make more alcohol

adds alcohol directly to increase alcoholic strength rather than causing fermentation

Antonyms

D

dilute

1 4.2

A liquid that is weaker after adding water

How Alcoholic

to spike

• NSFW

40 7.2

to fortify

3 7.4

dilute

1 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology