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(noun) information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints" |
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Synonyms: reenforcement |
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Related Words: confirmation |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: reenforcement, support |
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Related Words: close support, operation |
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(noun) an act performed to strengthen approved behavior |
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Synonyms: reward |
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Related Words: approval, approving, blessing, carrot |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: strengthener |
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Related Words: backing, brace, bracing, device, mount, safety arch |
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(noun) (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it |
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Synonyms: reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus |
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Related Words: input, negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus |
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