reinforceverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːs/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs/C2 to make something stronger:
The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching.
C1 If something reinforces an idea or opinion, it provides more proof or support for it and makes it seem true:
The final technical report into the accident reinforces the findings of initial investigations.
His behaviour merely reinforced my dislike of him.
to provide an army with more soldiers or weapons to make it stronger:
The garrison is to be reinforced with/by another two battalions of soldiers.
More examples
- The foundations will have to be reinforced to prevent the house from sinking further into the ground.
- The wooden beam is reinforced with a metal plate.
- Caring for animals is not sentimentality - it reinforces our respect for life.
- The builders used metal rods to reinforce the walls of the building.
- He used hand gestures to reinforce what he was saying.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making stronger
- aggrandize
- boil
- boil up
- bolster
- cement
- concentrate
- concentrated
- dial
- fortify
- fuel
- gel
- harden
- jell
- power (sth) up
- reignite
- strengthen sb's hand idiom
- take hold idiom
- that'll put hairs on your chest! idiom
- tighten
- tighten sth up
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Backing, supporting & defending
Providing weapons or taking weapons away