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reinforce

[ree-in-fawrs, -fohrs] / ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /
VERB
strengthen, augment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to bolster boost build up buttress emphasize enlarge fortify increase shore up stress support underline
STRONG
carry energize harden hype multiply prop stiffen stroke supplement sustain toughen
WEAK
add fuel to fire back up beef up heat up lend a hand pick up pillar prop up punch up soup up stand up for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease diminish discourage hinder hurt lessen let down play down prevent reduce undermine weaken
STRONG
liquefy melt soften
WEAK
subtract take away

Example Sentences

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Bird designed tools to help the kids budget, and holds weekly money meetings to check in and reinforce the ideas she hopes her children, now 11, 9 and 8 years old, will internalize.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Researchers believe that repeated formation of DNA loops may reinforce these identity-defining gene patterns, repeatedly connecting important regions and strengthening their activity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Lagarde said the latest shock could reinforce that behavior and limit the persistence of higher inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“Ongoing tensions continue to support higher prices, stoke inflation concerns, and reinforce expectations that policymakers may delay easing, or even tighten, monetary policy.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Ask them to help move risers or put instruments away so you can reinforce good behavior.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.