Reinforce
English
Verb
Reinforce (third-person singular simple present Reinforces, present participle reinforcing, simple past and past participle reinforced)
- (transitive) to strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation
- (transitive) to emphasize or review
- (transitive) to encourage a behavior or idea through repeated stimulus
Adverbs for Reinforce
substantially; materially; firmly; enormously; strategically.
Synonyms
- (strengthen): strengthen, augment, fortify, buttress, bolster, line
- (emphasize): emphasize, review, repeat
- (encourage): encourage, reward, instruct, teach, learn
Thesaurus
accelerate, add to, affirm, afford support, aggravate, attest, augment, authenticate, back, back up, bear, bear out, bear up, beef up, blow up, bolster, bolster up, brace, brace up, buoy up, buttress, carry, case harden, certify, circumstantiate, complicate, concentrate, condense, confirm, consolidate, corroborate, cradle, crutch, cushion, deepen, document, double, energize, enhance, enlarge, exacerbate, exaggerate, finance, fortify, fund, gird, give support, harden, heat up, heighten, hold, hold up, hop up, hot up, increase, intensify, invigorate, jazz up, keep, keep afloat, keep up, key up, lend support, magnify, mainstay, maintain, make complex, multiply, nerve, pillar, pillow, probate, prop, prop up, prove, ramify, ratify, recruit, redouble, refresh, reinvigorate, restrengthen, rigidify, screw up, sharpen, shore, shore up, shoulder, soup up, stay, steel, step up, stiffen, strengthen, subsidize, substantiate, subvention, supplement, support, sustain, temper, tense, tighten, toughen, trice up, triple, underlie, underpin, uphold, upkeep, validate, verify, warrant, whet
