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[ ree-in-fawrs, -fohrs ] / ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reinforce ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), re·in·forced, re·in·forc·ing.to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall. to strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel, ships, or aircraft: to reinforce a garrison. to strengthen; make more forcible or effective: to reinforce efforts. to augment; increase: to reinforce a supply. Psychology. to strengthen the probability of (a response to a given stimulus) by giving or withholding a reward. nounsomething that reinforces. a metal band on the rear part of the bore of a gun, where the explosion occurs. Also re·en·force, re-en·force [ree-uhn-fawrs, -fohrs] /ˌri ənˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs/ . Origin of reinforceFirst recorded in 1590–1600; re- + inforce, alteration of enforce OTHER WORDS FROM reinforcere·in·forc·er, nounself-re·in·forc·ing, adjectiveun·re·in·forced, adjectiveWords nearby reinforcereindustrialize, Reinecke, Reiner, reinfect, reinfection, reinforce, reinforced concrete, reinforced plastic, reinforcement, reinforcement therapy, reinforcer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reinforceNo precautions have been taken to reinforce the ceilings, which could collapse onto the statues. Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST But there are dozens of new gadgets that reinforce the idea that knowledge is power. Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST We need to reinforce the message that decision-making, the power of choices, is also important. A Black Cop’s Tough Words for Mike Brown|Mary M. Chapman|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST “In order to reinforce and ensure safety in the municipality,” she wrote. Mexico’s First Lady of Murder Is on the Lam|Michael Daly|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We wanted to reinforce the fact that we were there to help these women. The Only Thing More Terrifying Than Ebola Is Being Pregnant With Ebola|Kent Sepkowitz, Abby Haglage|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST We were brought in to reinforce them, and after a five hours' fight the last opponents had retired as far as the Meuse. A German deserter's war experience|Anonymous Sir Edmund Lyon sent off light steamers to reinforce the two hardy little fellows, the French steamers also rushed to the rescue. The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell It seems reduced almost to a certainty, that the enemy will reinforce New York with part of their troops from Virginia. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI|Various These will be required to reinforce the Expeditionary Force. Against Home Rule (1912)|Various Here we have materials for a sweeping innovation which might, if it spread, not only simplify life but reinforce the language. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 28, 1919.|Various
British Dictionary definitions for reinforce
verb (tr)to give added strength or support to to give added emphasis to; stress, support, or increasehis rudeness reinforced my determination to give added support to (a military force) by providing more men, supplies, etc psychol to reward an action or response of (a human or animal) so that it becomes more likely to occur again Derived forms of reinforcereinforcement, nounWord Origin for reinforceC17: from obsolete renforce, from French renforcer; see re- + inforce enforce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reinforcebolster, stress, buttress, support, enlarge, add to, increase, fortify, emphasize, build up, boost, underline, shore up, stiffen, energize, prop, harden, multiply, stroke, supplement Medical definitions for reinforce
v.To give more force or effectiveness to something; strengthen. To reward an individual, especially an experimental subject, with a reinforcer subsequent to a desired response or performance. To stimulate a response by means of a reinforcer. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |