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(noun) reenforcement, support
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
(noun) reward
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
(noun) 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
(noun) reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
(noun) reenforcement
information that makes more forcible or convincing
his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints