ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 01668 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
reinforce
v.
US/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrs/
UK/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency78/100
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Meanings of reinforce
1verb
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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Derivatives of 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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Synonyms & Antonyms of reinforce
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Common Phrases with 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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Practice Question: reinforce
Choose the best word for the blank
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.