add vs fortify

add and fortify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
add	No	No	Yes	No
fortify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fortify is a hyponym of add; that is, fortify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than add:

add: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
fortify: add nutrients to

Other hyponyms of add include modify, qualify, gild the lily, paint the lily, adjoin, work in, add on, include, mix, mix in, put on, butylate, put on, inject, welt, intercalate, mark, punctuate, concatenate, string, string up, combine, compound, milk, stud, button, enrich, supplement.

add (verb)	fortify (verb)
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of	add alcohol to (beverages)
make an addition by combining numbers	make strong or stronger
determine the sum of	add nutrients to
state or say further	prepare oneself for a military confrontation
bestow a quality on	enclose by or as if by a fortification
constitute an addition

Difference between add and fortify

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