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REINFORCES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REINFORCES?

Need another word that means the same as “reinforces”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “reinforces” in this overview.

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Reinforces as a Verb
Definitions of "Reinforces" as a verb
Synonyms of "Reinforces" as a verb (2 Words)
Usage Examples of "Reinforces" as a verb
Associations of "Reinforces" (30 Words)

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.