verb · neutral
fortify
UK/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/US/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪ/FOR·ti·fy
Band 6-7task2speaking
to make something stronger or to add nutrients to food to improve health
Examples
“Many governments fortify staple foods with vitamins to reduce deficiencies.”
“They fortified the old city walls during the war.”
“We need to fortify public services before the next crisis.”
Band 8 sentence
“To reduce future risks, policymakers should fortify healthcare infrastructure and invest in preventive programmes.”
Collocations
- fortify something with (vitamins)
- fortify defences
- fortified food
Word family
fortify verbfortification nounfortified adjective
Common mistakes
to fortify with→to fortify something with
fortification the food→fortify the food
strengthen the food→fortify the food
Say it for a higher band
5strengthen→6reinforce→7+fortify
Synonyms
strengthen
reinforce
Easily confused
intensify
“The campaign intensified efforts to reach remote communities.”
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