Reinforce

Verb

 * 1)  to strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation
 * He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
 * 1)  to emphasize or review
 * The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson.
 * 1)  to encourage a behavior or idea through repeated stimulus
 * ''Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.

Synonyms

 * (strengthen): strengthen, augment, fortify, buttress, bolster, line
 * (emphasize): emphasize, review, repeat
 * (encourage): encourage, reward, instruct, teach, learn

Adverbs for Reinforce
substantially; materially; firmly; enormously; strategically.

Thesaurus
accelerate, add to, affirm, afford support, aggravate, attest, augment, authenticate, back, back up, bear, bear out, bear up, beef up, blow up, bolster, bolster up, brace, brace up, buoy up, buttress, carry, case harden, certify, circumstantiate, complicate, concentrate, condense, confirm, consolidate, corroborate, cradle, crutch, cushion, deepen, document, double, energize, enhance, enlarge, exacerbate, exaggerate, finance, fortify, fund, gird, give support, harden, heat up, heighten, hold, hold up, hop up, hot up, increase, intensify, invigorate, jazz up, keep, keep afloat, keep up, key up, lend support, magnify, mainstay, maintain, make complex, multiply, nerve, pillar, pillow, probate, prop, prop up, prove, ramify, ratify, recruit, redouble, refresh, reinvigorate, restrengthen, rigidify, screw up, sharpen, shore, shore up, shoulder, soup up, stay, steel, step up, stiffen, strengthen, subsidize, substantiate, subvention, subventionize, supplement, support, sustain, temper, tense, tighten, toughen, trice up, triple, underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold, upkeep, validate, verify, warrant, whet

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese: 加强 (jiāqiáng)
 * Dutch:, vergroten, verhogen
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 * Japanese: 補強する (hokyō surú)
 * Korean: 보강하다 (boganghada)
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 * Russian: подкреплять (podkreplját’)
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