reinforcement

Meanings

• a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
• information that makes more forcible or convincing
  • "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
• (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
• a device designed to provide additional strength
  • "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
• an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

Synonyms

reenforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reward, strengthener, support