fortify Copy link Outline 1. mūnio, 42. commūnio, 4 (to f. completely)3. circummūnio, 4 (to f. all round)4. permūnio, 4 (to f. thoroughly)5. ēmūnio, 4 (strengthened from munio)6. praemūnio, 4 (to f. in front, or beforehand) • fortify: 1. mūnio, 4: to f. a citadel, arcem m., Nep.: to f. a camp, castra m., Caes.: to f. a mountain, montem m., Caes. Fig.: nature had already f.'d Italy by means of the Alps, Alpibus Italiam munierat ante natura, Cic. Prov. Cons. 14, init. Fig.: to f. oneself against shame, se contra pudorem m., Tac. Agr. 46: Cic. 2. commūnio, 4 (to f. completely): to f. a camp on every side, or strongly, castra c., Liv. 2, 32: to f. a hillock on every side, tumulum c., Caes. B. C. 1, 43. 3. circummūnio, 4 (to f. all round): f.'d on every side with numerous works, crebris castellis circummuniti, Caes. B. G. 2, 30. 4. permūnio, 4 (to f. thoroughly): the Delphians thoroughly f.'d their city, urbem Delphi permunivere, Just. 24, 7: Tac. 5. ēmūnio, 4 (strengthened from munio): to f. a place like a citadel, locum in modum arcis e., Liv. 24, 21, ad fin.: Virg. Fig.: to f. the mind, animum e., Sen. 6. praemūnio, 4 (to f. in front, or beforehand): he f.'d the approaches in front by great works, aditus magnis operibus praemunivit, Cic. B. C. 3, 58: he resolved to f. the isthmus in front (or beforehand), isthmum pr. instituit, Caes. B. C. 3, 55. (But praemunire regalem potentiam, Vell. 2, 6, is to pave the way to regal power.)
FORTIFY Copy link • FORTIFYDefend a place by works, munire: communire: praemunire (by any sort of visible protection, as walls, ditches, palisades, etc.): operibus munire; munitionibus firmare (by works, fortifications, etc.): muris munire: moenibus sepire (by surrounding with walls): castellis sepire (by citadels, redoubts, etc.): vallo et fossa circumdare locum: vallum et fossam circumdare loco (by palisades and ditches; e.g., a camp). A fortified town, urbs munita: oppidum munitum: fortified by nature, loci natura munitus; naturaliter munitus; situ naturali munitus: fortified both by art and nature, et natura loci et manu or operibus et loco munitus; cum manu munitus, tum natura loci: nature has fortified Italy by its Alps, Alpibus muniit Italiam natura. Strengthen, confirm, Vid.