REINFORCE


Meaning of REINFORCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

also re·en·force ˌrē-ən-ˈfȯrs

Etymology: re- + inforce, alteration of enforce

Date: 1567

transitive verb

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. : to stimulate (as an experimental animal or a student) with a reinforcer ; also : to encourage (a response) with a reinforcer

intransitive verb

: to seek or get reinforcements

• re·in·force·able -ˈfȯr-sə-bəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.