Reinforce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make stronger

strengthen and support with rewards

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹs/.

Examples

he reinforced the concrete
Let's reinforce good behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reward reenforce

Parts of Speech

verb	make stronger “he reinforced the concrete”
verb	strengthen and support with rewards “Let's reinforce good behavior”

Word Forms

reinforcement	noun	a device designed to provide additional strength
reenforcement	noun	a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
reinforcer	noun	(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
reward	noun	an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstärken

stärker machen

🇫🇷French

renforcer

rendre plus fort

🇪🇸Spanish

reforzarse

hacer más fuerte

🇮🇹Italian

rafforzare

rendere più forte

🇳🇱Dutch

versterken

sterker maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

reforçar

tornar mais forte

🇷🇺Russian

усиливать

сделать сильнее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुदृढ़

मज़बूत बनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

শক্তিশালী করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வலுவூட்டு

வலிமையாக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

బలపరుస్తాయి

బలంగా చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

मजबुतीकरण

मजबूत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજબૂત બનાવવું

મજબૂત બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲಪಡಿಸಲು

ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക

ശക്തമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مضبوط کرنا

مضبوط بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加强

使更强

🇯🇵Japanese

補強する

強くする

🇰🇷Korean

강화하다

더 강하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

củng cố

làm mạnh mẽ hơn

🇹🇭Thai

เสริมสร้าง

ทำให้แข็งแกร่งขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperkuat

membuat lebih kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

palakasin

🇲🇾Malay

mengukuhkan

buat lebih kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعزز

جعل أقوى

🇮🇷Persian

تقویت کردن

قوی تر کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

güçlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְתַגְבֵּר

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