Reinforce \Re`in*force"\ (-f?rs"), v. t.
See Reenforce, v. t.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Reinforce \Re`in*force"\, n.
See Reenforce, n.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
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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.]
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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.
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reinforce
v 1: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" [syn: reenforce]
2: strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good
behavior" [syn: reward]
WordNet (r) 2.0
119 Moby Thesaurus words for "reinforce":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
reenforce, reward
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