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WORD FILE NO. 01668 · Vocabulário essencial do CSAT e TOEIC

reinforce

v.
US/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrs/
UK/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency78/100
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Significados de reinforce

1verbo

To strengthen or make something more effective by adding support, material, or emphasis.

The construction company will reinforce the bridge with steel cables.
The construction company will reinforce the bridge with steel cables.
Good teachers reinforce key concepts by repeating them throughout the course.
Good teachers reinforce key concepts by repeating them throughout the course.
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Derivados de reinforce

reinforcement
the act of strengthening or support added to make something stronger (noun)
Positive reinforcement encourages students to study harder for exams.
Positive reinforcement encourages students to study harder for exams.
reinforced concrete
concrete strengthened with steel bars or mesh (noun phrase)
The new building is constructed from reinforced concrete to withstand earthquakes.
The new building is constructed from reinforced concrete to withstand earthquakes.
reinforce a point
to emphasize or strengthen an argument or idea (verb phrase)
The professor used multiple examples to reinforce the main argument.
The professor used multiple examples to reinforce the main argument.
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Sinônimos e antônimos de reinforce

Antônimos
weaken undermine
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Expressões comuns com reinforce

reinforce a beliefreinforce a belief
reinforce the ideareinforce the idea
reinforce with steelreinforce with steel
reinforce the structurereinforce the structure
reinforce security measuresreinforce security measures
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Questão de prática: reinforce

Escolha a melhor palavra para o espaço em branco

The new safety protocols will ___ existing workplace regulations to prevent accidents.

  • A reinforce
  • B reinforces
  • C reinforced
  • D reinforcing
The modal 'will' requires the base form of the verb 'reinforce' without any suffix.