reinforcement

re·in·force·ment  (rn-fôrsmnt, -frs-)

n.

1. The act or process of reinforcing or the state of being reinforced.

2. Something that reinforces.

3. Additional personnel or equipment sent to support a military action. Often used in the plural.

4. Psychology

a. The occurrence or experimental introduction of an unconditioned stimulus along with a conditioned stimulus.

b. The strengthening of a conditioned response by such means.

c. An event, a circumstance, or a condition that increases the likelihood that a given response will recur in a situation like that in which the reinforcing condition originally occurred.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reinforcement - a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" reenforcement, support military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" close support - close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	reinforcement - information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints" reenforcement confirmation - information that confirms or verifies
	3.	reinforcement - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus - a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus - a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
	4.	reinforcement - a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" strengthener backing, mount - something forming a back that is added for strengthening bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework brace - a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" safety arch - an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction
	5.	reinforcement - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior reward approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" carrot - promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";

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reinforcement

noun 1. strengthening, increase, supplement, enlargement, fortification, amplification, augmentation

noun 2. support, stay, shore, prop, brace, buttress

3. (plural) reserves, support, auxiliaries, additional or fresh troops

Translations

reinforcement [riːɪnˈfɔːsmənt] n (action) → refuerzo;

reinforcements npl (MIL) → refuerzos mpl

reinforcement [riːɪnˈfɔːsmənt] n (= action) → renforcement m

reinforcement [riːɪnˈfɔːsmənt] reinforce n (strengthening) → Verstärkung f;

(of attitude etc) → Stärkung f;

reinforcements reinforce npl (Mil) → Verstärkung f

reinforcement [riːɪnˈfɔːsmənt] n (action) → rinforzamento;

reinforcements npl (MIL) → rinforzi mpl