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The synonyms of “Reinforces” are: reward, reenforce
Reinforces as a Verb
Definitions of "Reinforces" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reinforces” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Strengthen and support with rewards.
- Make stronger.
Synonyms of "Reinforces" as a verb (2 Words)
| reenforce | Make stronger. |
| reward | Bestow honor or rewards upon. The scout was rewarded for courageous action. |
Usage Examples of "Reinforces" as a verb
- He reinforced the concrete.
- Let's reinforce good behavior.
Associations of "Reinforces" (30 Words)
| bolster | Prop up with a pillow or bolster. They bolstered the seats for a more comfortable ride. |
| bond | Issue bonds on. Assets may have to be sold or bonded to provide cash for the payment of this tax. |
| brace | Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. Police are braced for a traffic nightmare today. |
| calcify | Convert into lime. These elements would calcify as rock. |
| cooperation | The formation and operation of cooperatives. They agreed on a policy of cooperation. |
| deepen | Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it. |
| defensible | Able to be protected. A morally defensible penal system. |
| development | A state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess. He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children. |
| enhance | Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. This will enhance your enjoyment. |
| escalate | Make or become more intense or serious. The disturbance escalated into a full scale riot. |
| exacerbate | Make worse. The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem. |
| fortify | Increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding vitamins or minerals. Most commercial brands of almond milk are fortified with vitamins A, D, B2, B12, calcium, and zinc. |
| harden | Cause to accept or become hardened to habituate. As oil prices hardened from their recent lows the US dollar fell. |
| heighten | Increase the height of. Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness. |
| increase | A change resulting in an increase. The amount of work increased. |
| intensification | The act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film. The intensification of the conflict. |
| intensify | Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The dispute began to intensify. |
| intension | The internal content of a concept. |
| intensity | The quality of being intense. The pain grew in intensity. |
| ossify | Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern. These tracheal cartilages may ossify. |
| reinforcement | A stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it. A small force would hold the position until reinforcements could be sent. |
| rise | Rise up. Christ is risen. |
| sharpen | Raise the pitch of (a note) by a semitone. We had to sharpen our arguments. |
| stiffen | Support or strengthen (a garment or fabric), typically by adding tape or an adhesive layer. Stiffen the regulations. |
| strength | The potential of a hand to win tricks, arising from the number and type of high cards it contains. The strength of the company s stock in recent weeks. |
| strengthen | Give a healthy elasticity to. The wind won t strengthen until after dark. |
| strong | Strong and sure. Driving on these motorways requires strong nerves. |
| stronghold | A place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack. Their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack. |
| toughen | Make or become stronger or more resilient. He tried to toughen his son up by sending him to public school. |
| widening | An increase in width. |
