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reinforced

reinforced is the simple past and past participle of reinforce.

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.

Adjective

reinforced (comparative more reinforced, superlative most reinforced)

  1. Having been or containing reinforcement.
    Antonyms:
    unreinforced

Antonyms of reinforced

Forms of reinforced

comparativemore reinforced
superlativemost reinforced

Origin of reinforced

From reinforce + -ed.

Words formed from reinforced

Phrases with reinforced

Questions about reinforced

What does reinforced mean?
Reinforced means having been or containing reinforcement.
What is reinforced the simple past and past participle of?
Reinforced is the simple past and past participle of reinforce.
What part of speech is reinforced?
Reinforced is an adjective.

Words near reinforced in the dictionary

  1. reinfluences
  2. reinfluencing
  3. reinforce
  4. reinforceability
  5. reinforceable
  6. reinforced
  7. reinforced concrete
  8. reinforced concretes
  9. reinforced lipid
  10. reinforced lipids
  11. reinforcement

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