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- 1. the action or process of reinforcing or strengthening: "older electricity mains required reinforcement to meet increased demand" Similar
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REINFORCEMENT definition: 1. the act of making something stronger: 2. soldiers sent to join an army to make it stronger: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of REINFORCEMENT is the action of strengthening or encouraging something : the state of being reinforced. How to use reinforcement in a sentence.
Definition of reinforcement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. the act of reinforcing. the state of being reinforced. something that reinforces or strengthens. Often reinforcements. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force. a system of steel bars, strands, wires, or mesh for absorbing the tensile and shearing stresses in concrete work. Psychology.
to make something stronger, usually by adding more material or another piece: Building codes in California required that steel rods be used to reinforce cinder-block construction. Something that reinforces an idea or opinion provides proof or support: But let me just cite one other fact to reinforce what you’re saying.
Reinforcement is a way to learn and remember things, like a student who repeats the facts he has studied for a test over and over, or the ways we praise children when they share their toys or say "please" and "thank you" — reinforcement of the good manners we want them to use.
1. : to strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support : make stronger or more pronounced. reinforce levees. reinforce the elbows of a jacket. reinforce ideas. 2. : to strengthen or increase by fresh additions. reinforce our troops. were reinforcing their pitching staff. 3.
1. the act of reinforcing; the state of being reinforced. 2. something that reinforces or strengthens. 3. Often, reinforcements. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force. 4. a procedure, as a reward or punishment, that alters a behavioral response. [1600–10]
noun. the act of reinforcing. the state of being reinforced. something that reinforces or strengthens. Often reinforcements. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force. a system of steel bars, strands, wires, or mesh for absorbing the tensile and shearing stresses in concrete work. Psychology.
re•in•force•ment /ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənt/ n. [uncountable] the act of reinforcing; the state of being reinforced. something added to provide support, such as to a building: [uncountable] reinforcement for the building's foundations. [countable] a few reinforcements to these walls.
