Definition of "reinforce"

reinforce

/ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/

verb
third-person singular simple present reinforces, present participle reinforcing, simple past and past participle reinforced
1. (transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
2. (transitive) To emphasize or review.
  Quotations
  The accident was also one of several since Clapham [...] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability.
  2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, in RAIL, number 925, page 42
3. (transitive) To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.

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