reinforce

reinforce
[[t]ri͟ːɪnfɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]]
reinforces, reinforcing, reinforced
1) VERB If something reinforces a feeling, situation, or process, it makes it stronger or more intense.

[V n] A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries...

[V n] This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced by the outside world.

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2) VERB If something reinforces an idea or point of view, it provides more evidence or support for it.

[V n] The delegation hopes to reinforce the idea that human rights are not purely internal matters.

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3) VERB To reinforce an object means to make it stronger or harder.

[V n with n] Eventually, they had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams.

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reinforced ADJ

Its windows were of reinforced glass.

4) VERB To reinforce an army or a police force means to make it stronger by increasing its size or providing it with more weapons. To reinforce a position or place means to make it stronger by sending more soldiers or weapons.

[V n] Both sides have been reinforcing their positions after yesterday's fierce fighting...

[V n] Troops and police have been reinforced in the southern Pakistan city of Hyderabad.


English dictionary. 2008.

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