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re·inforce·ment (-mənt)
noun
- a reinforcing or being reinforced
- anything that reinforces
- additional troops, ships, etc.
- Physiol., Psychol. any action or event that reinforces a response
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
reinforcement
n.
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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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Toutes les re¤ volutions modernes ont abouti a' un renforcement de l'Etat. All modernrevolutionshave ended in a reinforcement of the State.
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