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English to English noun
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a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission |
• they called for artillery support
source: wordnet30
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information that makes more forcible or convincing |
• his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
source: wordnet30
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(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it | source: wordnet30
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a device designed to provide additional strength |
• the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
• he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
source: wordnet30
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an act performed to strengthen approved behavior | source: wordnet30 source: webster1913
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