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noun

Reenforce n. Something which reenforces or strengthens. Specifically:

(a)

That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder.

(b)

An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc. (Written also reinforce)

verb

Reenforce, re-enforce v. t.

To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, To strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet. (Written also reinforce)

(Psychology) To increase the likelihood that (a specific behavior) will be repeated by giving a reward or punishment to a person or animal; as, to reenforce the students' willingness to study by giving awards for good grades.

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"Reenforce" Quotes from Famous Books

... cannonade, cannoneer, linstock, calibre, bore, cascabel, breech, reenforce, chase, muzzle, trunnion, rimbase, ...

— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming

... mouth, the Russians and the Rumanians could not recross in the future except in very strong force and with great losses. At the same time it was now possible for Mackensen to reduce his forces in Dobrudja to a minimum and reenforce the troops operating over ...

— The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) - History of the European War from Official Sources • Various

... pressure would be necessary to re-enforce the somewhat lukewarm sentiment among the colonies in favor of union. A review of their several conditions at this time would show general prosperity and enjoyment of liberty, but great unlikenesses in manners and customs and private prejudices. Virginia, most important of the southern ...

— The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 • Julian Hawthorne

... embrace also the following points: 1. Melanchthon's mania for changing and remodeling in general. 2. His desire, especially after the breach between the Lutherans and the Papists seemed incurable, to meet and satisfy the criticism that the Augustana was too mild, and to reenforce the Lutheran position over against the Papists. 3. Melanchthon's doctrinal deviations, especially in ...

— Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church • Friedrich Bente

... other men would come to reenforce the crew at the moment of its departure. This would be just as soon as the loading was finished. They had to take certain precautions in ...

— Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) - A Novel • Vicente Blasco Ibanez

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