'Reinforce' definitions:
Definition of 'reinforce'
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Definition of 'Reinforce'
From: GCIDE
- Reinforce \Re`in*force"\ (-f?rs"), v. t. See Reenforce, v. t. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'reinforce'
From: GCIDE
- Reenforce \Re`en*force"\, Re-enforce \Re`-en*force"\(-f?rs"), v. t. [Pref. re- + enforce: cf. F. renforcer.]
- 1. To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet. [Written also reinforce.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Psychology) To increase the likelihood that (a specific behavior) will be repeated by giving a reward or punishment to a person or animal; as, to reenforce the students' willingness to study by giving awards for good grades. [PJC]
Definition of 'reinforce'
From: GCIDE
- Reenforce \Re`en*force"\, n. [See Reenforce, v., and cf. Ranforce, Reinforce.] Something which reenforces or strengthens. Specifically: (a) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon. (b) An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc. [Written also reinforce.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reinforce'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accelerate,
- add to,
- affirm,
- afford support,
- aggravate,
- attest,
- augment,
- authenticate,
- back,
- back up,
- bear,
- bear out,
- bear up,
- beef up,
- blow up,
- bolster,
- bolster up,
- brace,
- brace up,
- buoy up,
- buttress,
- carry,
- case harden,
- certify,
- circumstantiate,
- complicate,
- concentrate,
- condense,
- confirm,
- consolidate,
- corroborate,
- cradle,
- crutch,
- cushion,
- deepen,
- document,
- double,
- energize,
- enhance,
- enlarge,
- exacerbate,
- exaggerate,
- finance,
- fortify,
- fund,
- gird,
- give support,
- harden,
- heat up,
- heighten,
- hold,
- hold up,
- hop up,
- hot up,
- increase,
- intensify,
- invigorate,
- jazz up,
- keep,
- keep afloat,
- keep up,
- key up,
- lend support,
- magnify,
- mainstay,
- maintain,
- make complex,
- multiply,
- nerve,
- pillar,
- pillow,
- probate,
- prop,
- prop up,
- prove,
- ramify,
- ratify,
- recruit,
- redouble,
- refresh,
- reinvigorate,
- restrengthen,
- rigidify,
- screw up,
- sharpen,
- shore,
- shore up,
- shoulder,
- soup up,
- stay,
- steel,
- step up,
- stiffen,
- strengthen,
- subsidize,
- substantiate,
- subvention,
- subventionize,
- supplement,
- support,
- sustain,
- temper,
- tense,
- tighten,
- toughen,
- trice up,
- triple,
- underbrace,
- undergird,
- underlie,
- underpin,
- underset,
- upbear,
- uphold,
- upkeep,
- validate,
- verify,
- warrant,
- whet