Reinforcement (Noun)
Meaning 1
An act performed to strengthen approved behavior.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
Information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.