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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
e.g. they called for artillery support
Synonym: support reenforcement
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an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
Synonym: reward
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a device designed to provide additional strength
e.g. the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
e.g. he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
Synonym: strengthener
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(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Synonym: reinforcing stimulus reinforcer
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information that makes more forcible or convincing
e.g. his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
Synonym: reenforcement