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reinforce
verb as in strengthen, augment
Strongest matches
add to, bolster, boost, build up, buttress, emphasize, enlarge, fortify, increase, shore up, stress, support, underline
Strong matches
carry, energize, harden, hype, multiply, prop, stiffen, stroke, supplement, sustain, toughen
Weak matches
add fuel to fire, back up, beef up, heat up, lend a hand, pick up, pillar, prop up, punch up, soup up, stand up for
Example Sentences
But where she lost her sense of safety, she and her neighbors reinforced their sense of solidarity through simple yet heroic acts of caring.
“It’s more reinforcing,” said Doyle, who is also a small shareholder in Disney.
The headlines and dramas generated by his online views reinforced not only his high celebrity status - but also how keen the BBC was to hang on to him.
But every state that codifies abortion rights in its constitution reinforces them against the whims of elected officials.
And shortly before the election, the government’s new national security adviser Jonathan Powell wrote that a new administration would need to reinforce the UK’s defence and security “within the bounds allowed by a struggling economy”.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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