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reënforce

reënforce is the alternative form of re-enforce.

reënforce is the alternative form of reinforce.

Meaning of re-enforce

Verb

re-enforce (third-person singular simple present re-enforces, present participle re-enforcing, simple past and past participle re-enforced)

  1. To enforce again; to re-emphasize.

Meaning of reinforce

Verb

reinforce (third-person singular simple present reinforces, present participle reinforcing, simple past and past participle reinforced)

  1. (transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
    • He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
  2. (transitive) To emphasize or review.
    • The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
    Synonyms:
    emphasize, review, repeat
  3. (transitive) To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.
    • Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.

Forms of reënforce

third-person singular presentreënforces
present participlereënforcing
past participlereënforced
pastreënforced

Questions about reënforce

What is reënforce the alternative form of?
Reënforce is the alternative form of re-enforce.

Words near reënforce in the dictionary

  1. reënables
  2. reënabling
  3. reënact
  4. reënactment
  5. reënactments
  6. reënforce
  7. reënforcement
  8. reënforcements
  9. reëngage
  10. reëngaged
  11. reëngages

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reënforce (page history and authors); re-enforce (page history and authors); reinforce (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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