To impart strength or vigor to.
To increase the nutritional value of food by adding ingredients.
To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
To add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content.
To decelerate; to slow down.
To put off; to postpone.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.