LekhoriLekhoriTo give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
[I]t [“oleum de costo”] fortifyeth yͤ ſtomack and Lyuer, it keepeth the hayre from fallyng of, & the head from horeneſſe [hoaryness], it cauſeth good colour, and ſauour in all the body.
To support (one's or someone's opinion, statement, etc.) by producing evidence, etc.; to confirm, to corroborate.
And vnto that texte he wold haue made you a gloſe, that his father and he were one not in ſubſtaunce but in will. And that gloſe he would haue fortified and made ſomewhat ſemely with an other worde of Chriſt, […]
To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins.
Soy milk is often fortified with calcium.
From Late Middle English fortifien, fortfien (“to strengthen (a castle, etc.) from attack; to strengthen (an army, etc.); to strengthen (a person), aid, support; to reinforce, support; to improve; to ...
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