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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
The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
If anything, officer training and in-field policing methodologies reinforce those beliefs.
No precautions have been taken to reinforce the ceilings, which could collapse onto the statues.
But there are dozens of new gadgets that reinforce the idea that knowledge is power.
We need to reinforce the message that decision-making, the power of choices, is also important.
So the first question has been whether to reinforce Gaba Tepe from Helles or vice versa.
In 1807, however, he was called up to reinforce the Grand Army in time to take part in the decisive battle at Friedland.
With Lannes and Mortier sent to reinforce him, it was still more difficult to show patience.
Napoleon's failure to reinforce Massna left the situation before Lisbon precarious.
And would you like to reinforce one battalion, in case of attack, by another battalion?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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