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- pronunciation:
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fors
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verb |
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reinforces, reinforcing, reinforced |
| definition: |
When you reinforce something, you add things to it to make it stronger, work better, or help it to stay up.
The farmer reinforced the old wood fence with metal posts.The speaker presented a lot of facts to reinforce the argument she was making.- synonyms:
- strengthen
- similar words:
- brace, feed, steel, support
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| related words: |
develop, nail, patch, secure |
| derivation: |
reinforced (adj.) |
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