Definitions for: Reinforcement


[n] 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"
[n] an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
[n] 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"
[n] (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
[n] information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"



Webster (1913) Definition: Re`in*force"ment (-ment), n.
See Re["e]nforcement.

Synonyms: reenforcement, reenforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reward, strengthener, support

See Also: approval, approving, backing, blessing, brace, bracing, carrot, close support, confirmation, device, input, military operation, mount, negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, operation, positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus, safety arch, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus

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