REINFORCEMENT

support, reinforcement, reenforcement

(noun) 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”

reward, reinforcement

(noun) an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

strengthener, reinforcement

(noun) 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”

reinforcement, reenforcement

(noun) information that makes more forcible or convincing; “his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reinforcement (countable and uncountable, plural reinforcements)

(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.

(countable) A thing that reinforces.

(in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.

(uncountable, behavioral psychology) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

Source: Wiktionary


Re`in*force"ment (-ment), n.

Definition: See Reënforcement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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