"fortifying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fortifyings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English fortify English -ing English fortifying From fortify + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fortify|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English fortify English -ing English fortifying From fortify + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fortifying (plural fortifyings)
  1. The process by which something is fortified. Translations (Translations): fortifiant [masculine] (French), fortalecemento [masculine] (Galician), fortalecimento [masculine] (Portuguese), fortalecimiento [masculine] (Spanish)
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Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English fortify English -ing English fortifying From fortify + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fortify|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English fortify English -ing English fortifying From fortify + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fortifying
  1. present participle and gerund of fortify Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fortify
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Inflected forms

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