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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'was fortified' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe something that has been made stronger. For example, "The castle was fortified to protect it from intruders."
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was fortified
verb
To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
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It was fortified by the Romans.
This opinion was fortified by the fact that most of her protagonists were men.
Whether the port was fortified with protein powders is not recorded.
The site (the name means "ford on the Amer") was fortified in the 12th century.
It was fortified in 1312 and became a member of the Hanseatic League.
Her sexy "That Old Black Magic" was fortified by an understated Afro-Cuban groove.
A bridge was built across the Isar the following year, and the marketplace was fortified.
The city of Ceuta was fortified in 931 as a base of operations in North Africa.
Minden was fortified by Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia in the mid-18th century.
Toward the end of the 19th century it was fortified strongly because of its strategic importance.
The White House believes that public patience, often fickle in recent years, was fortified by 9/11.
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