Fortifying
31fortification — [fôrt΄ə fi kā′shən] n. [ME fortificacioun < OFr fortification < LL fortificatio < pp. of fortificare: see FORTIFY] 1. the act or science of fortifying 2. something used in fortifying; esp., a fort or defensive earthwork, wall, etc. 3. a… …
32communition — † commuˈnition Obs. 0 [ad. L. commūnītiōn em, f. com + mūnītion em fortifying.] ‘A fortifying or making strong on all parts’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656) …
33EZRA AND NEHEMIAH, BOOKS OF — EZRA AND NEHEMIAH, BOOKS OF, two books in the Hagiographa (i.e., the Book of Ezra and the Book of Nehemiah), which were originally a single work. The Masoretic tradition regarded the books of Ezra and Nehemiah as one book and referred to it as… …
34MOAB — (Heb. מוֹאָב), a land E. of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, one of Israel s neighbors in biblical times. The highland of Moab extends southward to the Zered River (Wādī al Ḥasāʾ), eastward to the desert, and westward to the Dead Sea. Its northern… …
35Embattlement — Em*bat tle*ment, n. 1. An intended parapet; a battlement. [1913 Webster] 2. The fortifying of a building or a wall by means of battlements. [1913 Webster] …
36Empalement — Em*pale ment, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See {Empale}.] [Written also {impalement}.] 1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. [1913 Webster] 2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. [1913 Webster] …
37Fortified — Fortify For ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fortifying}.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Fort}, and { fy}.] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with …
38Fortify — For ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fortifying}.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Fort}, and { fy}.] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power… …
39impalement — Empalement Em*pale ment, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See {Empale}.] [Written also {impalement}.] 1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. [1913 Webster] 2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.… …
40Munition — Mu*ni tion, n. [F., munition of war, L. munitio a fortifying, fortification, fr. munire to fortify, defend with a wall; cf. moenia walls, murus (for moirus) a wall, and Skr. mi to fix, make firm. Cf. {Ammunition}.] 1. Fortification; stronghold.… …
