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reinforce

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

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Alternative forms

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re-enforce,reenforce

Etymology

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Fromre- +‎inforce.

Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/
(General American, Canada)IPA^(key): /ˌɹi.ɪnˈfɔɹs/
- Audio(California): (file)
(General Australian)IPA^(key): /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfoːs/
(New Zealand)IPA^(key): /ˌɹiː.ənˈfoːs/
Rhymes:-ɔː(ɹ)s
Homophone:reenforce

Verb

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reinforce (third-person singular simple presentreinforces,present participlereinforcing,simple past and past participlereinforced)

(transitive) Tostrengthen, especially byaddition oraugmentation.
Hereinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
- 1611, Iohn Speed [i.e.,John Speed], “Harold the Second of that Name, the Sonne of Earle Goodwine, and Thirtie Eight Monarch of the Englishmen, […]”, inThe History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John Beale, for John Sudbury and George Humble, […],→OCLC, book VIII ([The Danes] […]), paragraph 38,page407, column 1:
  [T]hey [the English] valiantly, and vvith the ſlaughter of many, put backe the enemy: vvhich vvas ſo farre from daunting theNormans, that by it they vvere more vvhetted tore-enforce themſelues vpon them:[…]
(transitive) Toemphasize orreview.
The right homework willreinforce and complement the lesson!
- 2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, inRAIL, number925, page42:
  The accident was also one of several since Clapham [...] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm andreinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability.
(transitive) Toencourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.
Advertising for fast food canreinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.

to strengthen by addition

Arabic:قَوَّى(qawwā)
Bulgarian:подсилвам (bg)(podsilvam),укрепвам (bg)(ukrepvam)
Catalan:reforçar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin:加強 /加强 (zh)(jiāqiáng)
Dutch:versterken (nl),vergroten (nl),verhogen (nl)
Finnish:vahvistaa (fi),tukea (fi)(structure, building)
French:renforcer (fr)
Galician:reforzar (gl)
Georgian:გამყარება(gamq̇areba)
German:verstärken (de),aussteifen,versteifen (de)
Gothic:𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽(tulgjan)
Greek:ενισχύω (el)(enischýo)
Hebrew:חִזֵּק (he)(ẖizzéq)
Hungarian:megerősít (hu),megszilárdít (hu),merevít (hu)
Irish:neartaigh le,treisigh
Italian:rinforzare (it)
Japanese:補強する (ja)(ほきょうする, hokyō suru),加強 (ja)(kakyō)
Korean:보강하다(bogang-hada)
Latin:corrōborō
Macedonian:по́тсили(pótsili),за́јакне(zájakne),по́ткрепи(pótkrepi)
Maori:whakakaha,taunaki,whakamarohi
Persian:تقویت کردن(taqviyat kardan)
Portuguese:reforçar (pt)
Russian:подкрепля́ть (ru) impf(podkrepljátʹ),подкрепи́ть (ru) pf(podkrepítʹ),укрепля́ть (ru) impf(ukrepljátʹ),укрепи́ть (ru) pf(ukrepítʹ)
Spanish:reforzar (es)
Swedish:förstärka (sv),armera (sv)
Turkish:sağlamlaştırmak (tr),kuvvetlendirmek (tr),takviye etmek (tr),tahkim etmek (tr)(archaic),pekiştirmek (tr),berkitmek (tr)

to emphasize or review

Bulgarian:усилвам (bg)(usilvam)
Chinese:
Mandarin:再次鼓励，再次强调
Dutch:benadrukken (nl)
Finnish:vahvistaa (fi),tukea (fi)
French:renforcer (fr)
Galician:reforzar (gl)
German:festigen (de)
Hungarian:^{(pleaseverify)}átismétel (hu),^{(pleaseverify)}felfrissít (hu),^{(pleaseverify)}megszilárdít (hu)
Italian:rafforzare (it),ribadire (it)
Macedonian:за́цврсти(zácvrsti),за́сили(zásili)
Maori:haukaha
Portuguese:reforçar (pt)
Russian:уси́ливать (ru) impf(usílivatʹ),уси́лить (ru) pf(usílitʹ)
Spanish:reforzar (es)
Turkish:pekiştirmek (tr)

to encourage

Finnish:kannustaa (fi),rohkaista (fi)
German:bekräftigen (de),verstärken (de)
Hungarian:erősít (hu),felerősít (hu),megerősít (hu),megszilárdít (hu)
Italian:incoraggiare (it)
Macedonian:по́ттикне(póttikne)

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