unfortify

English

Etymology

un- +‎ fortify

Verb

unfortify (third-person singular simple present unfortifies, present participle unfortifying, simple past and past participle unfortified)

  1. (transitive) To remove fortifications from.
    • 1963, Peter Quennell, Shakespeare: A Biography, page 242:
      The Lord Admiral agreed to let them go, and also agreed that the defenders should be allowed the space of two hours, in which to unfortify the door and then re-build the barricades.
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