REINFORCE


Meaning of REINFORCE in English

verb

1 support sth that already exists

ADVERB

▪ greatly , powerfully , strongly

This report strongly ~s the view that the system must be changed.

▪ further

▪ merely , only , simply

All this simply ~s my earlier point.

▪ constantly , continually

▪ subtly

Our prejudices are subtly ~d in many different ways.

▪ mutually

Violence and rejection by society are mutually reinforcing.

▪ unwittingly

▪ positively

VERB + REINFORCE

▪ help (to) , serve to , tend to

2 make sth stronger

ADVERB

▪ heavily

PREPOSITION

▪ with

The door was built of oak, heavily ~d with iron.

Reinforce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ argument , ↑ attitude , ↑ behaviour , ↑ belief , ↑ concept , ↑ conclusion , ↑ conviction , ↑ division , ↑ hierarchy , ↑ idea , ↑ image , ↑ importance , ↑ impression , ↑ inequality , ↑ message , ↑ myth , ↑ notion , ↑ point , ↑ prejudice , ↑ stereotype , ↑ suspicion , ↑ tendency , ↑ trend , ↑ view

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