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