English to English
reinforcement
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noun (n)
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission (noun.act)
source: wordnet30
information that makes more forcible or convincing (noun.communication)
Example: His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints.
source: wordnet30
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it (noun.cognition)
source: wordnet30
a device designed to provide additional strength (noun.artifact)
Example: He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook.
source: wordnet30
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior (noun.act)
source: wordnet30
See Reënforcement . (noun)
source: webster1913