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reinforcement definition

re·inforce·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a reinforcing or being reinforced
  2. anything that reinforces
  3. additional troops, ships, etc.
  4. Physiol., Psychol. any action or event that reinforces a response

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reinforcement

n.

  1. Support

    coating, prop, brace, pillar; see support 2.

  2. Military aid; usually plural

    fresh troops, additional matériel, reserves; see aid 1, army 1, 2.


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reinforcement Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • stereotype: In addition, reinforcement of lazy stereotypes is not helpful nor neutral: therefore it is harmful.

Converse of object

  • arrive: During this time Colley's promised reinforcements arrived with more to follow.

Adjective modifier

  • positive: Positive reinforcement is the best way to elicit the behavior you want from your child.

Modifies a noun

  • corrosion: The majority of reinforcement corrosion seems to be promoted by the practice of salting roads in the winter.

Noun used with modifier

  • shear: Use of prefabricated punching shear reinforcement This is a specific form of reinforcement rationalization relating to the provision of reinforcement to resist punching shear.
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reinforcement quotes

Toutes les re¤  volutions modernes ont abouti a'   un renforcement de l'Etat. All modernrevolutionshave ended in a reinforcement of the State.

-Camus, Albert

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