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REINFORCEMENT

Definition:

[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; "they called for artillery support"
Synonyms: support, reenforcement
[noun] information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
Synonyms: reenforcement
[noun] (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Synonyms: reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer
[noun] 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"
Synonyms: strengthener
[noun] an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
Synonyms: reward