to reinforce
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4.0
- verb
- /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrs/
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- To help students learn, we should reinforce their understanding by providing consistent feedback.
- reinforce behavior
- reinforce societal norms
- reinforce the message
And both of these spheres are like reinforcing these gender roles.
- And both of these spheres are like reinforcing these gender roles.
- And then you want to reinforce your child's empathy.
- They look for what they look for what reinforces their existing belief.
- Do things that reinforce your perception of people being great.
- They, in fact, they get reinforced by the opinions they came with.
- And it becomes a self reinforcing system where people are better off.
- But in in doing that, he kind of reinforced that I was I was normal.
- I think you can think of these as self reinforcing or mutually reinforcing, right?
- OK, OK, Canada, now you're just trying to reinforce stereotypes.
- I can reinforce that claim to some extent.
- Social beings use the language of value to establish and reinforce social ties.
Examples
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Do things that reinforce your perception of people being great.
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The key for Washington will be to reinforce the importance of free and fair elections.
Academic text (2011) -
The following segments are meant to reinforce these themes.
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Social beings use the language of value to establish and reinforce social ties.
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Three of the program staff also regularly reinforced the importance of compliance with the participants.
Academic text (2008) -
Moreover, community leaders need to positively reinforce businesses and young people who comply with the laws.
Academic text (1999) -
Teacher-librarians and teachers revise the way they teach, encourage, and reinforce information literacy practices across the school.
Academic text (2011) -
Schools should incorporate pre- and post-visit activities to reinforce concepts emphasized in a residential program.
Academic text (1999) -
A BIP is a school-based rewards system tailored to reinforce a student for engaging in specific behaviors.
Academic text (2011) -
Teachers can reinforce positive behavior by giving students praise when they follow the rules.
Synonyms
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2.3
Give someone support and confidence so they try or keep doing something
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3.5
Make someone want to do something
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4.3
To give extra support to a person, plan, or idea
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5.5
Give people a reward to make them do something
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reinforce comes from re- 'again' and force 'strength'. So to reinforce a habit or behavior is to give it extra 'strength' with praise, reward, or practice so it happens more often.