| NOUN | act | reinforcement, support, reenforcement | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission |
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| communication | reinforcement, reenforcement | information that makes more forcible or convincing | |
| cognition | reinforcement, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer | (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens / weakens the behavior that produced it | |
| artifact | reinforcement, strengthener | a device designed to provide additional strength | |
| act | reinforcement, reward | an act performed to strengthen approved behavior |
| Sounds | riy.ihnfao'rsmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission. | |
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| Synonyms | support, reenforcement | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | close support | Close-in firing by one unit against an enemy / enemy engaged by another unit |
| Broader | operation, military operation | Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
| Spanish | refuerzo | |
| Catalan | reforç | |
| Verbs | reinforce | make stronger |
| Meaning | Information that makes more forcible or convincing. | |
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| Example | "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints" | |
| Synonym | reenforcement | |
| Broader | confirmation | Information that confirms or verifies |
| Meaning | (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens / weakens the behavior that produced it. | |
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| Synonyms | reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer | |
| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Narrower | negative reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcer | A reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it |
| positive reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer | A reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it | |
| Broader | stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input | Any stimulating information or event |
| Spanish | reforzador, refuerzo | |
| Catalan | reforç | |
| Verbs | reinforce | strengthen and support with rewards |
| Meaning | A device designed to provide additional strength. | |
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| Example | "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" | |
| Synonym | strengthener | |
| Narrower | backing, mount | Something forming a back that is added for strengthening |
| brace, bracing | A structural member used to stiffen a framework | |
| brace | A support that steadies or strengthens something else | |
| safety arch | An undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Verbs | reinforce | make stronger |
| Meaning | An act performed to strengthen approved behavior. | |
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| Synonym | reward | |
| Narrower | carrot | promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" |
| Broader | blessing, approval, approving | The formal act of approving |
| Spanish | recompensa | |
| Catalan | recompensa | |
| Verbs | reinforce | strengthen and support with rewards |
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