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Webster 1913 Edition
Fortifier
For′ti-fiˊer
,Noun.
One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fortifier
FOR'TIFIER
,Noun.
1.
One who erects works for defense.2.
One who strengthens, supports and upholds; that which strengthens.Definition 2024
fortifier
fortifier
French
Etymology
From Middle French fortifier, from Late Latin fortificō, fortificāre (“strengthen, fortify”).
Verb
fortifier
- to fortify (make stronger)
Conjugation
Conjugation of fortifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | fortifier | avoir fortifié | |||||
| gerund | en fortifiant | en ayant fortifié | |||||
| present participle | fortifiant /fɔʁ.ti.fjɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | fortifié /fɔʁ.ti.fje/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | fortifie /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
fortifies /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
fortifie /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
fortifions /fɔʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/ |
fortifiez /fɔʁ.ti.fje/ |
fortifient /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
| imperfect | fortifiais /fɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
fortifiais /fɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
fortifiait /fɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
fortifiions /fɔʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/ |
fortifiiez /fɔʁ.ti.fi.je/ |
fortifiaient /fɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | fortifiai /fɔʁ.ti.fje/ |
fortifias /fɔʁ.ti.fja/ |
fortifia /fɔʁ.ti.fja/ |
fortifiâmes /fɔʁ.ti.fjam/ |
fortifiâtes /fɔʁ.ti.fjat/ |
fortifièrent /fɔʁ.ti.fjɛʁ/ |
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| future | fortifierai /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/ |
fortifieras /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/ |
fortifiera /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/ |
fortifierons /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
fortifierez /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/ |
fortifieront /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | fortifierais /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
fortifierais /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
fortifierait /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
fortifierions /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
fortifieriez /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁje/ |
fortifieraient /fɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | fortifie /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
fortifies /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
fortifie /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
fortifiions /fɔʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/ |
fortifiiez /fɔʁ.ti.fi.je/ |
fortifient /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
| imperfect1 |
fortifiasse /fɔʁ.ti.fjas/ |
fortifiasses /fɔʁ.ti.fjas/ |
fortifiât /fɔʁ.ti.fja/ |
fortifiassions /fɔʁ.ti.fja.sjɔ̃/ |
fortifiassiez /fɔʁ.ti.fja.sje/ |
fortifiassent /fɔʁ.ti.fjas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | fortifie /fɔʁ.ti.fi/ |
— | fortifions /fɔʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/ |
fortifiez /fɔʁ.ti.fje/ |
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Synonyms
Middle French
Verb
fortifier
- to fortify (make stronger)
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of fortifier
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fortifier | avoir fortifié | |||||
| gerund | en fortifiant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | fortifiant | ||||||
| past participle | fortifié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | fortifie | fortifies | fortifie | fortifions | fortifiez | fortifient |
| imperfect | fortifiois, fortifioys | fortifiois, fortifioys | fortifioit, fortifioyt | fortifiions, fortifiyons | fortifiiez, fortifiyez | fortifioient, fortifioyent | |
| past historic | fortifia | fortifias | fortifia | fortifiasmes | fortifiastes | fortifierent | |
| future | fortifierai, fortifieray | fortifieras | fortifiera | fortifierons | fortifierez | fortifieront | |
| conditional | fortifierois, fortifieroys | fortifierois, fortifieroys | fortifieroit, fortifieroyt | fortifierions, fortifieryons | fortifieriez, fortifieryez | fortifieroient, fortifieroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | fortifie | fortifies | fortifie | fortifions | fortifiez | fortifient |
| imperfect | fortifiasse | fortifiasses | fortifiast | fortifiassions | fortifiassiez | fortifiassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | fortifie | — | fortifions | fortifiez | — | ||