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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•in•force•ment /ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənt/USA pronunciation 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.Often, reinforcements. [plural] an additional supply of soliders, ships, aircraft, etc., to strengthen a military force.See -fort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•in•force•ment (rē′in fôrs′mənt, -fōrs′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of reinforcing.
- the state of being reinforced.
- something that reinforces or strengthens.
- MilitaryOften, 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
- a procedure, as a reward or punishment, that alters a response to a stimulus.
- the act of reinforcing a response.
- reinforce + -ment 1600–10
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