reinforcement

UK /ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/ US /ˌɹiɪnˈfɔɹsmənt/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) supporting/strengthening sth

ADJ

powerful

VERB + REINFORCEMENT

provide

The coach's encouragement provided reinforcement for the team's confidence during the difficult match.

receive

have

The old bridge had reinforcement added to its supports before it reopened to traffic.

need 2 reinforcements

ADJ

police, troop

VERB + REINFORCEMENT

call for, call in, send for, summon

The manager decided to call for reinforcement after the store became overwhelmed with customers.

bring in, send

REINFORCEMENT + VERB

arrive

The extra police reinforcements arrived at the stadium just as the crowd began to get rowdy.

Definitions

noun

The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.

If a journalist speaks for herself, let her say so. If something is true of "a few" or "some" or "many" or, even, "most" of us, then let her say that. It may cost a few extra modifiers, but it will prevent the unconscionable reinforcement of the myth that we are all alike.

A thing that reinforces.

There's a website that can be a good learning reinforcement.

Tuchel had demanded energy, a finessing of the connections between his players, a reinforcement of the identity he has wanted to see emerge out of the autumn programme. It did not really happen.

Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.

Send in the reinforcements!

The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a military operation (often involving new supplies of men an

support
reenforcement

noun — an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

reward

noun — a device designed to provide additional strength

strengthener

noun — (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the beha

reinforcer

noun — information that makes more forcible or convincing

reenforcement

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Wiktionary

There's a website that can be a good learning reinforcement.

Wiktionary

Tuchel had demanded energy, a finessing of the connections between his players, a reinforcement of the identity he has wanted to see emerge out of the autumn programme. It did not really happen.

Wiktionary

If you want to form a new habit, positive reinforcement works best.

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We need to give students positive reinforcement.

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The steel columns tend to be covered by concrete for reinforcement.

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