Meaning of REINFORCEMENT

Pronunciation:			`reein'fowrsmunt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" [n]  an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [n]  a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener,"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" [n]  (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it [n]  information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
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	Synonyms:		reenforcement, reenforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reward, strengthener, support
	See Also:		approval, approving, backing, blessing, brace, bracing, carrot, close support, confirmation, device, input, military operation, mount, negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, operation, positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus, safety arch, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Re`in*force"ment\ (-ment), n. See {Re["e]nforcement}.
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