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reinforcement
(,r/i//I/n'f/oU/rsm/@/nt )

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.
    Synonym:
    reenforcement
    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.
    Synonym:
    strengthener
    source: wordnet30
  • an act performed to strengthen approved behavior(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    reward
    source: wordnet30
  • See Reënforcement.(noun)
    source: webster1913

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