reinforcement
(noun)
noun
1. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
Similar word(s): support
Definition categories: act, operation
2. information that makes more forcible or convincing
- his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
Definition categories: communication, confirmation
3. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Similar word(s): reinforcer
Definition categories: thought, input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
4. a device designed to provide additional strength
- he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
Similar word(s): strengthener
Definition categories: man–made, device
5. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
Similar word(s): reward