reinforce

We saw this in Gamergate, where wild speculation about the sex lives of the victims reinforced the framework that the victims do not deserve the protection of basic respect and decorum.

Specific praise, such as "that's great that you took deep breaths instead of yelling," reinforces use of coping tools.

Worst of all, she habitually dodged questions, offering banal, scripted, unmemorable answers that reinforced the impression that she was weak and lacked the courage of her convictions.

“Chinese leaders will reinforce the narrative that the US is the single and most disruptive source of global instability, while portraying China as a responsible and confident world power,” says Yu Jie.

This season’s late-game struggles seemed to only reinforce last year’s pattern of seven consecutive losses in games decided by three or fewer points.