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Reinforcement : (noun)
1: 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" [syn: support, reenforcement]
2: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his
gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his
complaints" [syn: reenforcement]
3: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the
behavior that produced it [syn: reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer]
4: 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"
[syn: strengthener]
5: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [syn: reward]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Reinforcement : \Re`in*force"ment\ (-ment), n.
See Re["e]nforcement.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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