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- pronunciation:
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fors
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
reinforces, reinforcing, reinforced |
| definition 1: |
to fortify or make more effective; strengthen.
They reinforced the wall with steel rods.She supplied facts to reinforce her argument.
- synonyms:
- fortify, strengthen
- antonyms:
- abrogate, negate, shake, undermine
- similar words:
- arm, bolster, brace, buttress, feed, gird, intensify, steel, substantiate, support, toughen
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| definition 2: |
to strengthen (a military force or the like) through the use of additional personnel or material support.
The general sent in more troops to reinforce those already deployed in the region.- synonyms:
- fortify
- similar words:
- arm, augment, bolster, strengthen, support
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| definition 3: |
in psychology, to increase the likelihood of (a specified behavior) by providing or withholding a reward.
- similar words:
- encourage, foment, foster, further, reward
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| related words: |
build, bulwark, confirm, consolidate, develop, fortify, nail, patch, pillar, secure, shore, stay, supplement |
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| derivation: |
reinforced (adj.) |
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