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self-reinforce

self-reinforce verb: to reinforce or strengthen itself.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) To reinforce or strengthen itself.

Forms of self-reinforce

third-person singular presentself-reinforces
present participleself-reinforcing
past participleself-reinforced
pastself-reinforced

Origin of self-reinforce

From self- + reinforce.

Words formed from self-reinforce

Questions about self-reinforce

What does self-reinforce mean?
Self-reinforce means to reinforce or strengthen itself.
What part of speech is self-reinforce?
Self-reinforce is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-reinforce?
The past tense of self-reinforce is self-reinforced.

Words near self-reinforce in the dictionary

  1. self-regulated
  2. self-regulates
  3. self-regulating
  4. self-regulation
  5. self-regulatory
  6. self-reinforce
  7. self-reinforced
  8. self-reinforcement
  9. self-reinforcements
  10. self-reinforcer
  11. self-reinforcers

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