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- 1. the action or process of reinforcing or strengthening: "older electricity mains required reinforcement to meet increased demand" Similar
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1. : the action of strengthening or encouraging something : the state of being reinforced. 2. : something that strengthens or encourages something: such as. a. : an addition of troops, supplies, etc., that augments the strength of an army or other military forceusually plural.
REINFORCEMENT definition: 1. the act of making something stronger: 2. soldiers sent to join an army to make it stronger: 3…. Learn more.
Definition of reinforcement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Reinforcement is a way to learn and remember things, like a student who repeats the facts he has studied for a test over and over, or the ways we praise children when they share their toys or say "please" and "thank you" — reinforcement of the good manners we want them to use.
noun. the act of reinforcing. the state of being reinforced. something that reinforces or strengthens. Often reinforcements. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force. a system of steel bars, strands, wires, or mesh for absorbing the tensile and shearing stresses in concrete work. Psychology.
1. : to strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support : make stronger or more pronounced. reinforce levees. reinforce the elbows of a jacket. reinforce ideas. 2. : to strengthen or increase by fresh additions. reinforce our troops. were reinforcing their pitching staff. 3.
to make something stronger, usually by adding more material or another piece: Building codes in California required that steel rods be used to reinforce cinder-block construction. Something that reinforces an idea or opinion provides proof or support: But let me just cite one other fact to reinforce what you’re saying.
reinforce something to make a feeling, an idea, etc. stronger. The experience reinforced my sense of loss. Such jokes tend to reinforce gender stereotypes. The climate of political confusion has only reinforced the country's economic decline.
noun. something that reinforces. a metal band on the rear part of the bore of a gun, where the explosion occurs. reinforce. / ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs / verb. to give added strength or support to. to give added emphasis to; stress, support, or increase. his rudeness reinforced my determination.
REINFORCEMENT meaning: 1 : people and supplies that are sent to help or support an army, military force, etc.; 2 : the act of strengthening or encouraging something.
