verb
Freq #19190
Meanings
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1
verb
To make something stronger, especially by adding extra support.
He reinforced the shelf with a metal bracket.
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2
verb
To make a belief, feeling, or behavior stronger.
The film only reinforced their fear of flying.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
verb
· to make a belief, feeling,...
encourage
Word family
Forms
reinforcedreinforcesreinforcing
Derived forms
reinforceabilityreinforceablereinforcementreinforcerreinforciblerereinforceself-reinforceself-reinforcing
Etymology
From re- + inforce.