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reinforce

[ree-in-fawrs, -fohrs]

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verb (used with object)

to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.

to strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel, ships, or aircraft: to reinforce a garrison.

to strengthen; make more forcible or effective: to reinforce efforts.

to augment; increase: to reinforce a supply.

Psychology. to strengthen the probability of (a response to a given stimulus) by giving or withholding a reward.

noun

something that reinforces.

a metal band on the rear part of the bore of a gun, where the explosion occurs.

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Also, reenforce, re-enforce.

Origin:
1590–1600; re- + inforce, alteration of enforce

Related forms

re·in·forc·er, noun

self-re·in·forc·ing, adjective

un·re·in·forced, adjective

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Violent resistance tends to reinforce that loyalty, while civil resistance undermines it.

Design and deliver training to clients to reinforce best practices and legal compliance.

They argue that isolated reforms do not work because of the way labour-market rigidities reinforce one another.

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Violent resistance tends to reinforce that loyalty, while civil resistance undermines it.

Design and deliver training to clients to reinforce best practices and legal compliance.

They argue that isolated reforms do not work because of the way labour-market rigidities reinforce one another.

Thousands of volunteers and aid workers mobilized to reinforce levees and patrol for leaks in below-freezing temperatures.

New research finds that stem cells repair and reinforce brain cells in mice.

But thanks, it does reinforce how beautiful and magnificent our country is.

Shingled walls and crisp white trim reinforce the bungalow look.

Car makers use more metal to reinforce body structures.

Thus the idiom of the mandarin and the prejudices of the philistine reinforce each other.

Once the vibe is bad, it tends to reinforce itself as all the other students are made uncomfortable by the tense atmosphere.

Hapless efforts to rescue the floundering financial and property sectors only reinforce that feeling.

These fibers are thought to have helped reinforce the wing.

Facial expressions and body language may reinforce racism.

Reinforce the top sides of the ship to give better cover.

Large boulders flanking the firepit reinforce the visual connection to the rocky terrain.

The latest findings reinforce the researchers' suspicion that telomere biology plays a role, too.

In fact, though, colleges have come to reinforce many of the advantages of birth.

They buttress each other and serve to reinforce each other.

These diseases reinforce a vicious circle of poverty and hopelessness by depressing production.

In this case, negative space and framing work in tandem to reinforce the tranquil and dreamy mood.

Plus, the proclivity to wipe out subjected populations continued to reinforce our newly developing altruistic ways.

The lush plantings reinforce the forestlike atmosphere.

Lessons are followed by a short quiz or puzzle to reinforce learning.

Most of the findings reinforce evidence of trends that were apparent from previous reports.

It is also sure to reinforce a growing sense that the financial-market crisis has a lot further to run.

Seat and knee patches reinforce high wear areas for durability.

Typically, interfering waves reinforce in some places and cancel in others.

Natives reinforce a sense of place that then leads us into other expressions.

And every time brands and people interact with each other represents an opportunity to reinforce messaging about that brand.

Loyalists for each contender will find reason to reinforce their pre-formed preferences.

Another rate rise would reinforce the message that the bank means business.

The online geography quizzes and games at this site engage students' attention as they reinforce geographic skills.

Dong's results suggest that inflammation and insulin resistance reinforce each other via a positive feedback loop.

Invent games for the site, and reinforce catchy coinages by users.

The economic trends of the past four years are likely to reinforce this political breakdown.

Includes lots of fun facts and details that reinforce natural science concepts taught in elementary school.

But it's good to reinforce those lessons at home, and recycling is a good place to start.

But it was originally engineered to reinforce state power, not overturn it.

He has tried to use government to reinforce traditional virtues such as marriage.

Dopamine is released in times of enjoyment and might serve to reinforce compulsive behavior such as gambling.

When storms reach land, or cold water, they lose energy as the conditions necessary to reinforce them are no longer present.

Instead, you need to take steps to reinforce civil society, rather than blowing it apart.

That, in turn, will reinforce the phenomenon of consumerisation.

Repeat the words with the students to reinforce the vocabulary.

Even a small bat wing has finger bones to reinforce the wing membrane.

Diplomats hope to reinforce this co-operation before the bug's expected resurgence in the autumn.

Meanwhile nations are to reinforce their elephant monitoring and antipoaching efforts.

It also tends to reinforce in groups as the article says.

People have different expectations and reinforce different types of behavior by men and women.

Return to the questions sited earlier to reinforce their research.

Dumbing down the language will only reinforce the problem.

The things people reach for to reinforce their beliefs.

Writing the ideas on the blackboard may reinforce reading skills.

Reading things that oppose your existing concepts tests these concepts and may even reinforce them.

Rising interest rates are likely to reinforce the anxiety.

Reinforce how spiders eat by having students retell the sequence in their own words.

Behavioral tests in other studies reinforce their conclusion.

The study of monkeys also supports the idea that being a leader may greatly reinforce the qualities required to be effective.

Reinforce the idea that animals are alike and different.

Contrary data can actually reinforce the theory if they follow the lines of the general hypothesis being tested.

He is also taking further steps to reinforce his power to direct and co-ordinate government.

And physically shaking a dog by the scruff is a good way to reinforce defensive behavior.

Yet another biased study designed to reinforce an existing opinion.

Use this lively little movie to reinforce basic sound concepts.

Nature and nurture interact and reinforce each other.

As an oil well is drilled casings are cemented in place at different depths to reinforce the borehole.

Once formal power is conferred to such groups the momentum will be to reinforce the panels positions.

They hope it will reinforce the market recovery now under way and possibly cause it to accelerate.

Articles reinforce curriculum content, and activities hone key reading and writing skills.

Nkunda has been able to reinforce his position and has now dug himself.

The idea is to reinforce the message that our brains perform best when they are hydrated.

Perhaps the biggest objection is that this type of tax would reinforce the link between banks and governments.

In part that happens because instructors do not reinforce such knowledge and skills.

The removal of trade barriers would simply reinforce the tendency of firms to cluster in congenial environments.

To introduce and reinforce this concept, students will.

With another machine, the miners then drive long steel dowels into the tunnel walls to reinforce them before proceeding.

The results reinforce the theory that dyslexia arises from some sort of deficit in processing language sounds.

He'll also work with parents and coaches to reinforce his points.

Teachers look for ways to reinforce these traits each day.

It will reinforce what is working and give you insight on what your iffiest variables are.

The full meaning of such exchanges remains unclear, but they appear to reinforce social bonding.

Again these exams reinforce critical skills needed to succeed and presupposes that students have done some preparation.

Gold conveyed supernatural power, and the zoomorphic motifs were thought to reinforce a chief's potency.

Students also took weekly online quizzes over the same material each week during the course to reinforce learning.

She will soon have more opportunity to reinforce that link.

Videogames can reinforce positive characteristics, too, especially when co-play is involved.

To reinforce the suggestion, they've cut off its money.

Definitely try to reinforce boundaries, but without being confrontational or.

Often the plan was intended to symbolize and reinforce the ruler's power and authority.

So, this news should make you feel good and reinforce your dedication and involvement.

Important seems to reinforce the kinds of hierarchies that it ostensibly tears down.

Powerful structural factors will continue to reinforce the relative strength of the emerging world.

Once you have thought about the character of the shore, look for elements you can use to reinforce the feeling you're after.

Indeed perhaps dreams reinforce our empathetic neural process which might not be so active in our waking consciousness.

But together, they reinforce each other quite nicely.

It might reinforce your decision, or give you pause.

Their results did indeed reinforce the established beauty standards for male crickets-“be large and be loud”-but with a twist.

Changing the composition of the concrete can help reinforce the.

These positive responses reinforce the child's predisposition.

These blessings should in theory reinforce each other.

Many popular science articles reinforce deeply held, mythological views that humans are not animals.

For us, we're relying on social media to introduce the message and reinforce the message.

They do help reinforce the material and indicate what's important.

And if both consumer spending and property prices recover, they are likely to reinforce each other.

Games that teach math are a great way for kids to reinforce their knowledge and have a great time.

Civilization is what our species came up with to combat nature's indifference, not to reinforce it.

The danger is that this will strengthen the powers of the prosecutors but do nothing to reinforce their independence.

There are dozens of these quotes, and they subtly reinforce the book's direction.

Daily they reinforce our group-think, save us from irrationality and protect our precious bodily fluids.

Two other incentive distortions reinforce this bias towards bail-outs.

In principle, each business unit should constantly reinforce one another.

Such use of evidence could reinforce claims made in the teaching philosophy you send to search committees.

Your views only reinforce all that is wrong and heartless with that model.

Nokia has bought online-mapping and mobile-networking businesses in recent years to reinforce its offerings.

To a dog, the energy he senses equals affection and excitement and a good pack leader knows to never reinforce unwanted behavior.

Articles such as this only reinforce the stereotypical prejudices prevalent in society.

The recent rise in the yen against the dollar will hurt exports and reinforce deflationary pressures.

Social tools often reflect and even reinforce underlying social realities.

But it should reinforce the point that, on hydrological grounds alone, conserving forest is often essential.

We otherize them, and reinforce the stereotypes that are linked to them.

Once a minor consumer, that country is now hungry for metal to reinforce its office buildings and keep its factories humming.

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World English Dictionary

reinforce (ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs)

—vb
1.	to give added strength or support to
2.	to give added emphasis to; stress, support, or increase: his rudeness reinforced my determination
3.	to give added support to (a military force) by providing more men, supplies, etc
4.	psychol to reward an action or response of (a human or animal) so that it becomes more likely to occur again

[C17: from obsolete renforce, from French renforcer; see re- + inforceenforce]

rein'forcement

—n

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Word Origin & History

reinforce

1600, originally in military sense, from re- "again" + enforce (cf. re-enforce).

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Medical Dictionary

reinforce re·in·force (rē'ĭn-fôrs')
v. re·in·forced, re·in·forc·ing, re·in·forc·es

To give more force or effectiveness to something; strengthen.
To reward an individual, especially an experimental subject, with a reinforcer subsequent to a desired response or performance.
To stimulate a response by means of a reinforcer.

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