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REENFORCEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
Example:
they called for artillery support
Synonyms:
reenforcement; reinforcement; support
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reenforcement" is a kind of...):
military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reenforcement"):
close support (close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit)
Derivation:
reenforce (make stronger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Information that makes more forcible or convincing
Example:
his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
Synonyms:
reenforcement; reinforcement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("reenforcement" is a kind of...):
confirmation (information that confirms or verifies)
