| VERB | change | reinforce, reenforce | make stronger |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | reinforce, reward | strengthen and support with rewards |
| Sounds | riy.ihnfao'rs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | airforce ... workhorse: 29 rhymes with aors... | |
| Meaning | make stronger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "he reinforced the concrete" | |
| Synonym | reenforce | |
| Narrower | bolster, bolster up | support and strengthen |
| buttress | reinforce with a buttress | |
| line | reinforce with fabric | |
| mine | lay mines | |
| Broader | strengthen, beef up, fortify | make strong or stronger |
| Spanish | reforzar | |
| Catalan | reforçar | |
| Nouns | 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 |
| reinforcement | a device designed to provide additional strength | |
| Meaning | strengthen and support with rewards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Let's reinforce good behavior" | |
| Synonym | reward | |
| Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
| Spanish | reforzar | |
| Catalan | reforçar | |
| Nouns | reinforcement | an act performed to strengthen approved behavior |
| reinforcer, reinforcement | (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens / weakens the behavior that produced it | |
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