reinforce

also re-en·force or re·en·force (rē'ĭn-fôrs', -fōrs')
tr.v., -forced, also -forced, or -forced, -forc·ing, -forc·ing, or -forc·ing, -forc·es, -forc·es, or -forc·es.

1. To give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen: The news reinforced her hopes.
2. To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
3. To strengthen by adding extra support or material.
4. To increase the number or amount of; augment.
5. Psychology.
   1. To reward (an experimental subject, for example) with a reinforcer subsequent to a desired response or performance.
   2. To encourage (a response) by means of a reinforcer.

[RE- + inforce (variant of ENFORCE).]

reinforceable re'in·force'a·ble adj.

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verb

To make or become tight or tighter: strengthen, tighten. See tighten/loosen.

v

Definition: strengthen, augment
Antonyms: subtract, take away, undermine, weaken

n. in artillery usage, a tactical mission in which one artillery unit augments the fire of another artillery unit.

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(DOD) A support mission in which the supporting unit assists the supported unit to accomplish the supported unit's mission. Only like units (e.g., artillery to artillery, intelligence to intelligence, armor to armor, etc) can be given a reinforcing/reinforced mission.

IN BRIEF: v. - Make stronger.

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• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - reinforce: (vb) strengthen by support or assistance

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forstærke, underbygge, armere

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    armeret beton

Nederlands (Dutch)
versterken, bekrachtigen, belonen (psychologie), versterkingen sturen/ oproepen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Mil, Constr) renforcer, (fig) renforcer, conforter, étayer

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    béton armé

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstärken, untermauern

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    Stahlbeton

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενισχύω, ενδυναμώνω

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    (οικοδ.) σιδηροπαγές ή οπλισμένο σκυρόδεμα, μπετόν αρμέ

Italiano (Italian)
rinforzare

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    cemento armato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fortalecer, consolidar

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    concreto armado (m)

Русский (Russian)
усиливать, укреплять, армировать

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    армированный бетон

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reforzar, fortalecer, armar

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    hormigón armado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förstärka, underbygga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
增援, 加强, 加固, 增加, 补充, 强化, 加深

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    钢筋混凝土

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 增援, 加強, 加固, 增加, 補充, 強化, 加深

idioms:

• reinforced concrete    鋼筋混凝土

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 강화하다, 보강하다, 지원군을 보내다, 증원하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 補強する, 強化する, 増強する, 援軍を送る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعزز, يقوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תגבר, חיזק‬

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