Word: fortifying
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
ti
fy
ing
Definition: The process by which something is fortifyed.
Morphemes:
Affix: fortify
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fortis
Language: la
Decoded: fortis
Meaning: strong
Affix: -ficō
Language: la
Decoded: -fico
Meaning: make
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.