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reinforce

verb

/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs/

Meaning

To strengthen or support something with additional material, people, or effort.

To strengthen or support something, especially with additional material.

The teacher used examples to reinforce the lesson.

Teachers should reinforce positive behavior in students.

strengthen, fortify, support, bolster

Entry 1

strengthen, fortify, support

Entry 2

strengthen, bolster, support

weaken, undermine, diminish

Entry 1

weaken, undermine, diminish

Entry 2

weaken, undermine, diminish

to twist or bend out of the normal shape

to decide not to do or have something pleasant or valuable

to reveal or uncover something hidden

to remove hair from the skin, especially by mechanical or chemical means

Describe or portray something precisely; mark the outline or boundary of something.

To treat a person or group as unimportant or insignificant.