Munite
/mjuːˈnaɪt/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To fortify, strengthen. obsolete, transitive
"being in his owne Countrie, and amidst good friends, he had the better leasure to re-enforce his decayed forces, and more opportunity, to strengthen Townes, to munite Castles, to store Rivers with all necessaries they wanted[…]."
Synonyms
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More examples"being in his owne Countrie, and amidst good friends, he had the better leasure to re-enforce his decayed forces, and more opportunity, to strengthen Townes, to munite Castles, to store Rivers with all necessaries they wanted[…]."
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin mūnīre (“to wall round, fortify”), earlier moenīre, from moenia (“walls”).