reinforce

re·in·force also re-en·force or re·en·force  (rn-fôrs, -frs)

tr.v. re·in·forced also re-en·forced or re·en·forced, re·in·forc·ing also re-en·forc·ing or re·en·forc·ing, re·in·forc·es also re-en·forc·es or re·en·forc·es

1. To give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen: The news reinforced her hopes.

2. To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.

3. To strengthen by adding extra support or material.

4. To increase the number or amount of; augment.

5. Psychology

a. To reward (an experimental subject, for example) with a reinforcer subsequent to a desired response or performance.

b. To encourage (a response) by means of a reinforcer.

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[re- + inforce (variant of enforce).]

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rein·forcea·ble adj.

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reinforce [ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs]

vb (tr)

1. to give added strength or support to

2. to give added emphasis to; stress, support, or increase his rudeness reinforced my determination

3. (Military) to give added support to (a military force) by providing more men, supplies, etc.

4. (Psychology) Psychol to reward an action or response of (a human or animal) so that it becomes more likely to occur again

[from obsolete renforce, from French renforcer; see re- + inforce enforce]

reinforcement  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" reenforce beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" buttress - reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church" line - reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring" bolster, bolster up - support and strengthen; "bolster morale" mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
	2.	reinforce - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior" reward instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

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reinforce

verb

1. consolidate, support, increase, further, encourage, promote, boost, sustain, foster, heighten, magnify, amplify, augment This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced by the outside world.
consolidate undermine, weaken, contradict

2. support, strengthen, fortify, toughen, stress, prop, supplement, emphasize, underline, harden, bolster, stiffen, shore up, buttress They had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams.

3. increase, extend, add to, strengthen, supplement, augment Troops and police have been reinforced.

Translations

reinforce [ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs] VT (gen, fig) → reforzar; [+ concrete] → armar

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reinforce [ˌriːɪnˈfɔː^rs] vt

(= strengthen) [+ wall, structure] → renforcer

(= emphasize) [+ message, point] → renforcer

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reinforce

vt (lit, fig, Psych, Mil) → verstärken; concrete also → armieren (spec); sb’s demands, belief → stärken, stützen; evidence, statement → stützen, bestätigen; opinion → bestätigen; to reinforce somebody’s decision/determination → jdn in seiner Entscheidung/Absicht bestärken; to reinforce the message → der Botschaft (dat) → mehr Nachdruck verleihen

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reinforce [ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs] vt (army, material, structure) → rinforzare (fig) (theory, belief) → rafforzare

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reinforce [ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs] vt (army, material, structure) → rinforzare (fig) (theory, belief) → rafforzare

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reinforce

v reinforce [riːinˈfoːs]

to make stronger I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army. versterk يُقَوِّي، يَدْعَم ، يُعَزِّز подсилвам zpevnit; posílit forstærke verstärken ενισχύω reforzar tugevdama تقویت کردن vahvistaa renforcer לְחַזֵק ज्यादा मजबूत बनना pojačati megerősít memperkuat styrkja rinforzare 強化する 강화하다 sustiprinti nostiprināt; pastiprināt mengukuhkan versterken styrke, forsterke wzmocnić reforçar a întări укреплять spevniť; posilniť okrepiti pojačati förstärka ทำให้แข็งแกร่งขึ้น güçlendirmek, takviye etmek 加固，加強，增兵 підсилювати, посилювати مضبوط کرنا tăng cường 加固；,加强

n reinˈforcement

1 the act of reinforcing. versterking تَقْوِيَه، دَعْم، تَعْزيز подсилване zpevnění; posílení forstærkning die Verstärkung ενίσχυση refuerzo tugevdamine تقویت vahvistaminen renforcement חִיזוּק सुदृढ़ बनाने की क्रिया pojačavanje (meg)erősítés pengiriman bala bantuan efling, stuðningur rinforzamento 強化 강화 sustiprinimas []stiprinājums; pastiprinājums pengukuhan versterking styrking, forsterkning wzmocnienie reforço întărire укрепление spevnenie; posilnenie okrepitev pojačanje förstärkning การสนับสนุน güçlendirme, takviye etme 加強 зміцнення مضبوط کرنے کا عمل sự tăng cường 加强

2 (in plural) men added to an army etc in order to strengthen it As the enemy attacks increased, the general called for reinforcements. versterkings تَعْزيزات عَسْكَرِيَّه، إمدادات подкрепления posily forstærkning die Verstärkung ενισχύσεις (πληθ.) refuerzos abivägi نیرو های امدادی؛ قوای کمکی lisäjoukot renforts תִגבּוֹרֶת स्थलसेना या जलसेना की सहायता के लिए अतिरिक्त सैनिक या जहाज भेजना pojačanje utánpótlás bala bantuan liðsauki rinforzi 援兵 증원군 pastiprinimas papildspēki pengukuhan versterlingen forsterkninger posiłki reforços întăriri подкрепление posily okrepitve pojačanje förstärkning กองกำลังเสริมทางทหาร takviye kuvvetleri 增兵 підкріплення; поповнення امدادی فوج quân tiếp viện 增援（人马）