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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 |  | Example: they called for artillery support
source: wordnet30
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information that makes more forcible or convincing |  | Example: 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 |  | Example: 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
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See Reënforcement. |  | source: webster1913
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