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reinforcement n. [
support, reenforcement] a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
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reinforcement n. [
reenforcement] information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
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reinforcement n. [
reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer] (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
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reinforcement n. [
strengthener] a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
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reinforcement n. [
reward] an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
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