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re·in·force
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verb,
re·in·forced,
re·in·forc·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material:
to reinforce a wall.
2.
to strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel, ships, or aircraft:
to reinforce a garrison.
3.
to strengthen; make more forcible or effective:
to reinforce efforts.
4.
to augment; increase:
to reinforce a supply.
5.
Psychology
.
to strengthen the probability of (a response to a given stimulus) by giving or withholding a reward.
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noun
6.
something that reinforces.
7.
a metal band on the rear part of the bore of a gun, where the explosion occurs.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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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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