verb · academic
fortify
UK/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/US/ˈfɔːrtɪˌfaɪ/FOR·ti·fy
Band 7+task2speaking
to add nutrients to a food (e.g. vitamins or minerals) or to strengthen something
Examples
“Many countries fortify flour with iron and folic acid to prevent deficiencies.”
“The government plans to fortify the national food supply against shortages.”
“Milk is often fortified with vitamin D.”
Band 8 sentence
“Public health programs often fortify staple foods with micronutrients to prevent deficiency at a population level.”
Collocations
- fortify with
- fortify staple foods
Word family
fortify verbfortified adjectivefortification noun
Common mistakes
fortify vitamin D→fortify milk with vitamin D
fortitude→fortify
Say it for a higher band
5add→6enrich→7+fortify
Synonyms
enrich
Easily confused
fortitude
“She showed great fortitude during the long recovery.”
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